King James Version

Zechariah 9:17

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

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כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.טּוּב֖וֹtuvvogladnessטוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.וּמַהumahand howמָהconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יָפְי֑וֹyafeyvobeautyיֳפִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3308beautybeauty.דָּגָן֙dagancornדָּגָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “corn”, the ordinary formH1715properly, increase, i.e. graincorn (floor), wheat.בַּֽחוּרִ֔יםbachurimyoungבָּחוּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young”, the ordinary formH970properly, selected, i.e. a youth (often collective)(choice) young (man), chosen, [idiom] hole.וְתִיר֖וֹשׁvetiroshand wineתִּירוֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and wine”, the ordinary formH8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine(new, sweet) wine.יְנוֹבֵ֥בyenovevmake cheerfulנוּבverb, polel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “make cheerful”, an unfinished actionH5107to germinate, i.e. (figuratively) to (causatively, make) flourish; also (of words), to utterbring forth (fruit), make cheerful, increase.בְּתֻלֽוֹתbetulotvirginבְּתוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “virgin”, the ordinary formH1330a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or statemaid, virgin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Young’s Literal Translation

For what His goodness! and what His beauty! Corn the young men, And new wine the virgins — make fruitful!

World English Bible

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

Darby Translation

For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.

Douay-Rheims

For what is the good thing of him, and what is his beautiful thing, but the corn of the elect, and wine springing forth virgins?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For if he has anything good, and if he has anything fair, the young men shall have corn, and there shall be fragrant wine to the virgins.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι εἴ τι ἀγαθὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἴ τι καλὸν αὐτοῦ, σῖτος νεανίσκοις, καὶ οἶνος εὐωδιάζων εἰς παρθένους.