King James Version

Psalms 148:12

Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:

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בַּחוּרִ֥יםbachurimyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בְּתוּל֑וֹתbetulotvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.זְ֝קֵנִ֗יםzeqenimoldזָקֵןadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.עִםimwithעִםpreposition — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).נְעָרִֽיםnearimboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Both young men and maidens, old men and children;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Both young men and virgins; Old men and children:

Young’s Literal Translation

Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,

World English Bible

both young men and maidens, old men and children.

Darby Translation

Both young men and maidens, old men with youths, —

Douay-Rheims

Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Both young men and maidens, old men and children;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

young men and virgins, old men with youths:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νεανίσκοι καὶ παρθένοι, πρεσβύται μετὰ νεωτέρων