Psalms 23:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בִּנְא֣וֹת דֶּ֭שֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי עַל־מֵ֖י מְנֻח֣וֹת יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

In ne'ôt deše' he yarbiṣēnî; upon mê menûḥôt he yenahalēnî.

Grammar Details

• *bine'ôt*: preposition + noun, feminine, plural construct - in pastures/meadows of
• *deše'*: noun, masculine, singular - tender grass/vegetation
• *yarbiṣēnî*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he causes me to lie down/rest
• *'al-mê*: preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - upon/beside waters of
• *menûḥôt*: noun, feminine, plural - rest/quietness
• *yenahalēnî*: verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he leads/guides me

Word Meanings

• *ne'ôt*: pastures/meadows/dwelling places
• *deše'*: tender grass/green vegetation/pasturage
• *yarbiṣēnî*: he makes me lie down/he causes me to rest/he lets me recline
• *mê menûḥôt*: waters of rest/quiet waters/refreshing waters
• *yenahalēnî*: he leads me/he guides me/he conducts me gently

Referenced Verses

• Rev 22:1 : 1 And he showed me a {G2513} river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
• Rev 7:17 : 17 for the Lamb that is in the midst of the throne shall be their shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of waters of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes.
• Ps 46:4 : 4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
• Isa 49:9-9 : 9 saying to them that are bound, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
• Rev 22:17 : 17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, let him come: {G2532} he that will, let him take the water of life freely.
• Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said unto me, They are come to pass. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
• Ezek 34:13-14 : 13 And I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them upon the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited places of the country. 14 I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
• Isa 30:23 : 23 And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
• Job 34:29 : 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? Alike whether [it be done] unto a nation, or unto a man: