Zechariah 8:5

King James 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, both young men and 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 the LORD, 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 shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
• Lam 2:19 : 19 Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine 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 in the top of every street.
• Zech 2:4 : 4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein:
• Matt 11:16-17 : 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
• Ps 128:3-4 : 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD.
• Ps 144:12-15 : 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.