King James Version

Psalms 107:16

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

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שִׁ֭בַּרshibarbreakשָׁבַרverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, a completed actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).דַּלְת֣וֹתdaltotdoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).נְחֹ֑שֶׁתnechoshetcopperנְחֹשֶׁתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “copper”, the ordinary formH5178copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.וּבְרִיחֵ֖יuvericheand fugitiveבְּרִיחַconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and fugitive”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1280a boltbar, fugitive.בַרְזֶ֣לvarzelironבַּרְזֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “iron”, the ordinary formH1270iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement(ax) head, iron.גִּדֵּֽעַgideacutגָּדַעverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cut”, a completed actionH1438to fell a tree; generally, to destroy anythingcut (asunder, in sunder, down, off), hew down.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

For He hath broken doors of brass, And bars of iron He hath cut.

World English Bible

For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.

Darby Translation

For he hath broken the gates of bronze, and cut asunder the bars of iron.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For He hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he broke to pieces the brazen gates, and crushed the iron bars.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι συνέτριψε πύλας χαλκᾶς, καὶ μοχλοὺς σιδηροὺς συνέθλασεν.