Psalm 107:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For He has shatteredבַּר
(bar)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
gatesדַּלְתֹ֣ות
(dal·to·vt)
1817: a doorfrom dalah
of bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁת
(ne·cho·shet;)
5178: copper, bronzeof uncertain derivation
And cutגִּדֵּֽעַ׃
(gid·de·a'.)
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root
barsוּבְרִיחֵ֖י
(u·ve·ri·chei)
1280: a barfrom barach
of ironבַרְזֶ֣ל
(var·zel)
1270: ironfrom the same as Birzoth
asunder. 
 
1438: to hew, hew down or offa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
For he hath broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
the gates
deleth  (deh'-leth)
something swinging, i.e. the valve of a door -- door (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (In Psa. 141:3, dal, irreg.).
of brass
nchosheth  (nekh-o'-sheth)
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
and cut
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
the bars
briyach  (ber-ee'-akh)
a bolt -- bar, fugitive.
of iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
in sunder
gada`  (gaw-dah')
to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anything -- cut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For He has shattered gates of bronze And cut bars of iron asunder.

King James Bible
For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For He has broken down the bronze gates and cut through the iron bars.

International Standard Version
For he shattered bronze gates and cut through iron bars.

NET Bible
For he shattered the bronze gates, and hacked through the iron bars.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because he shattered the gates of brass and has cut down the bars of iron.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He shattered bronze gates and cut iron bars in two.

King James 2000 Bible
For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut the bars of iron in two.
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