King James Version

Zechariah 14:11

And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

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וְיָ֣שְׁבוּveyashevvand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and dwell”, a completed action in a sequenceH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בָ֔הּvahinבָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inוְחֵ֖רֶםvecheremand netחֵרֶםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and net”, the ordinary formH2764physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִֽהְיֶהyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.ע֑וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).וְיָשְׁבָ֥הveyashevahand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and dwell”, a completed action in a sequenceH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.לָבֶֽטַחlavetachto assuranceבֶּטַחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to assurance”, the ordinary formH983properly, a place of refuge; abstract, safety, both the fact (security) and the feeling (trust); often (adverb with or without preposition) safelyassurance, boldly, (without) care(-less), confidence, hope, safe(-ly, -ty), secure, surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more extermination; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more curse; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently.

World English Bible

Men will dwell therein, and there will be no more curse; but Jerusalem will dwell safely.

Darby Translation

And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; and Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

Douay-Rheims

And people shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more an anathema: but Jerusalem shall sit secure.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And men shall dwell therein, and there shall be no more extermination; but Jerusalem shall dwell safely.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

they shall dwell in the city; and there shall be no more any curse, and Jerusalem shall dwell securely.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

κατοικήσουσιν ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ ἀνάθεμα οὐκ ἔσται ἔτι, καὶ κατοικήσει Ἱερουσαλὴμ πεποιθότως.