King James Version

Zechariah 8:5

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

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וּרְחֹב֤וֹתurechovotand broad placeרְחֹבconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and broad place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).הָעִיר֙hairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyimalevbe at an endמָלֵאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be at an end”, an unfinished actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…יְלָדִ֖יםyeladimchildיֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “child”, the ordinary formH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).וִֽילָד֑וֹתviladotand damselיַלְדָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “and damsel”, the ordinary formH3207a lassdamsel, girl.מְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםmesachaqimlaughשָׂחַקverb, piel, participle, absolute — “laugh”, a verb used as a describing wordH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָbirchovoteyhain broad placeרְחֹבpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in broad place”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7339a width, i.e. (concretely) avenue or areabroad place (way), street. See also H1050 (בֵּית רְחוֹב).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And broad places of the city are full of boys and girls, Playing in its broad places.

World English Bible

The streets of the city will be full of boys and girls playing in its streets.”

Darby Translation

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Douay-Rheims

And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls, playing in the streets thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the broad places of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the broad places thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the broad places of the city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ αἱ πλατεῖαι τῆς πόλεως πλησθήσονται παιδαρίων καὶ κορασίων παιζόντων ἐν ταῖς πλατείαις αὐτῆς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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