Psalms 107:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־שִׁ֭בַּר דַּלְת֣וֹת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וּבְרִיחֵ֖י בַרְזֶ֣ל גִּדֵּֽעַ

Transliteration

because-šibbar daltôt nᵊḥōšet and-bᵊrîḥê barzel giddēaʿ

Grammar Details

*šibbar*: piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he broke/shattered
*daltôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - doors/gates of
*nᵊḥōšet*: noun, feminine singular - bronze/copper
*bᵊrîḥê*: noun, masculine plural construct with prefixed conjunction waw - and bars of
*barzel*: noun, masculine singular - iron
*giddēaʿ*: piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cut down/hewed

Word Meanings

*šibbar*: he broke/shattered/smashed
*daltôt*: doors/gates
*nᵊḥōšet*: bronze/copper
*bᵊrîḥê*: bars/bolts
*barzel*: iron
*giddēaʿ*: he cut down/hewed/chopped off

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 45:1-2 : 1 Thus saith Jehovah to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him, and I will loose the loins of kings; to open the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut: 2 I will go before thee, and make the rough places smooth; I will break in pieces the doors of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron;
Mic 2:13 : 13 The breaker is gone up before them: they have broken forth and passed on to the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and Jehovah at the head of them.
Judg 16:3 : 3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight, and laid hold of the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and plucked them up, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of the mountain that is before Hebron.

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