Zechariah 8:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּרְחֹב֤וֹת הָעִיר֙ יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּ יְלָדִ֖ים וִֽילָד֑וֹת מְשַׂחֲקִ֖ים בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ ס

Transliteration

And-rəḥōḇôt hāʿîr yimmālʾû yəlāḏîm and-yəlāḏôt məśaḥăqîm in-rəḥōḇōtêhā.

Grammar Details

• *rəḥōḇôt*: feminine plural noun with waw conjunction - and streets/squares
• *hāʿîr*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the city
• *yimmālʾû*: niphal imperfect, 3rd plural - they will be filled
• *yəlāḏîm*: masculine plural noun - boys/children
• *yəlāḏôt*: feminine plural noun with waw conjunction - and girls
• *məśaḥăqîm*: piel participle, masculine plural - playing
• *rəḥōḇōtêhā*: feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix, with preposition bet - in her streets

Word Meanings

• *yimmālʾû*: will be filled/fulfilled/completed
• *məśaḥăqîm*: playing/laughing/sporting/rejoicing

Referenced Verses

• Jer 30:19-20 : 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me; and I will punish all that oppress them.
• Jer 31:13 : 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• Jer 31:27 : 27 Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever; [and of them] that bring [sacrifices of] thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.
• Lam 2:19 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches; Pour out thy heart like water before the face of the Lord: Lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger at the head of every street.
• Zech 2:4 : 4 and said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, by reason of the multitude of men and cattle therein.
• Matt 11:16-17 : 16 But whereunto shall I compare this generation? It is like unto sons sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows 17 and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
• Ps 128:3-4 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine, In the innermost parts of thy house; Thy children like olive plants, Round about thy table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed That feareth Jehovah.
• Ps 144:12-15 : 12 When our sons shall be as plants grown up in their youth, And our daughters as corner-stones hewn after the fashion of a palace; 13 [ When] our garners are full, affording all manner of store, [And] our sheep bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; 14 [ When] our oxen are well laden; [When there is] no breaking in, and no going forth, And no outcry in our streets: 15 Happy is the people that is in such a case; [Yea], happy is the people whose God is Jehovah.