Psalms 23:2

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A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.	He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.	He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He maketh me to lie down^H7257 in green^H1877 pastures^H4999: he leadeth^H5095 me beside the still^H4496 waters^H4325.

Original Hebrew

בִּנְאֹות דֶּשֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵנִי עַל־מֵי מְנֻחֹות יְנַהֲלֵנִי׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בִּ/נְא֣וֹת	bi/n.'ot	H4999	HR/Ncfpc	in/ pastures of
דֶּ֭שֶׁא	De.she'	H1877	HNcmsa	grass
יַרְבִּיצֵ֑/נִי	yar.bi.Tze./ni	H7257	HVhi3ms/Sp1cs	he makes lie down/ me
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	at
מֵ֖י	mei	H4325	HNcmpc	waters of
מְנֻח֣וֹת	me.nu.Chot	H4496	HNcbpa	rest(s)
יְנַהֲלֵֽ/נִי	ye.na.ha.Le./ni	H5095	HVpi3ms/Sp1cs	he leads/ me

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1877 — דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ, deh'-sheh): from דָּשָׁא; a sprout; by analogy, grass; (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
H4496 — מְנוּחָה (mᵉnûwchâh, men-oo-khaw'): or מְנֻחָה; feminine of מָנוֹחַ; repose or (adverbially) peacefully; figuratively, consolation (specifically, matrimony); hence (concretely) an abode; comfortable, ease, quiet, rest(-ing place), still.
H4999 — נָאָה (nâʼâh, naw-aw'): from נָאָה; a home; figuratively, a pasture; habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place.
H5095 — נָהַל (nâhal, naw-hal'): a primitive root; properly, to run with asparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain; carry, feed, guide, lead (gently, on).
H7257 — רָבַץ (râbats, raw-bats'): a primitive root; to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed; crouch (down), fall down, make a fold, lay, (cause to, make to) lie (down), make to rest, sit.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

leadeth — Psalms 46:4, Isaiah 49:9-10, Revelation 7:17, Revelation 21:6, Revelation 22:1, Revelation 22:17
maketh — Isaiah 30:23, Ezekiel 34:13-14
still waters — Job 34:29, Isaiah 8:6

Related Topics

Thompson Chain: GUIDANCE, REST-UNREST, SEVEN, SHEPHERD, CHRIST AS
Torrey’s: SHEEP
Nave’s: BLESSING, FAITH, GOD, JESUS, THE CHRIST, SHEPHERD, TESTIMONY

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