For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
The 1611 reading
For hee hath strengthened the barres of thy gates: hee hath blessed thy children within thee.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Movable barriers and the entrances they close in walls, cities, courts, houses, or enclosed places; by extension, the city, jurisdiction, public place, or access represented by those entrances.
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First occurrence: Exodus 20:10
Complete exact-word concordance
For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
For hee hath strengthened the barres of thy gates: hee hath blessed thy children within thee.
She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
Shee crieth in the chiefe place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she vttereth her words, saying,
She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
She cryeth at the gates, at the entrie of the citie, at the comming in at the doores.
Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Blessed is the man that heareth me: watching daily at my gates, waiting at the postes of my doores.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The euill bowe before the good: and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth among the Elders of the land.
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Giue her of the fruit of her hands, and let her owne workes praise her in the gates.
The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.
The mandrakes giue a smell, and at our gates are all maner of pleasant fruits, new and olde, which I haue laid vp for thee, O my beloued.
1611 marginal noteGen. 30.14.
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
And her gates shall lament and mourne; and she being desolate, shall sit vpon the ground.
1611 marginal noteOr, emptied: hebr. cleansed.
Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.
Lift yee vp a banner vpon the high mountaine, exalt the voice vnto them, shake the hand, that they may goe into the gates of the nobles.
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