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Zechariah 8:5

And the streets of the city will be filled with boys and girls playing there.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּרְחֹב֤וֹתu.re.cho.Votand [the] open places ofH7339 →
הָעִיר֙ha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
יִמָּ֣לְא֔וּyi.Mal.'Uthey will be filledH4390 →
יְלָדִ֖יםye.la.DimboysH3206 →
וִֽילָד֑וֹתvi.la.Dotand girlsH3207 →
מְשַׂחֲקִ֖יםme.sa.cha.KimplayingH7832 →
בִּרְחֹֽבֹתֶֽיהָ׃ סbir.Cho.o.Tei.hain open places itsH7339 →

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Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Zechariah's Vision of Four Chariots — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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