King James Version

Proverbs 5:16

Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

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יָפ֣וּצוּyafutsvdisperseפּוּץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “disperse”, an unfinished actionH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָmayenoteykhafountainמַעְיָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fountain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4599a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)fountain, spring, well.ח֑וּצָהchutsahabroadחוּץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “abroad”, the ordinary formH2351properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoorsabroad, field, forth, highway, more, out(-side, -ward), street, without.בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתbarechovotin broad placeרְחֹבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in broad place”, the ordinary formH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).פַּלְגֵיpalgeriverפֶּלֶגnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “river”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6388a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation)river, stream.מָֽיִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Should thy springs be dispersed abroad, And streams of water in the streets?

Young’s Literal Translation

Let thy fountains be scattered abroad, In broad places rivulets of waters.

World English Bible

Should your springs overflow in the streets, streams of water in the public squares?

Darby Translation

Thy fountains shall be poured forth, as water-brooks in the broadways.

Douay-Rheims

Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let thy springs be dispersed abroad, and courses of water in the streets.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Let not waters out of thy fountain be spilt by thee, but let thy waters go into thy streets.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μὴ ὑπερεκχείσθω σοι ὕδατα ἐκ τῆς σῆς πηγῆς, εἰς δὲ σὰς πλατείας διαπορευέσθω τὰ σὰ ὕδατα.