Psalms 23:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּ֤ם כִּֽי־אֵלֵ֨ךְ בְּגֵ֪יא צַלְמָ֡וֶת לֹא־אִ֘ירָ֤א רָ֗ע כִּי־אַתָּ֥ה עִמָּדִ֑י שִׁבְטְךָ֥ וּ֝מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ הֵ֣מָּה יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Gam kî-'ēlēk begê' ṣalmāwet lō'-'îrā' rā' kî-'attāh 'immādî; šibṭekā ûmiš'antekā hēmmāh yenaḥamunî.

Grammar Details

*gam*: adverb - also/even
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*'ēlēk*: verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I walk/go
*begê'*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in valley of
*ṣalmāwet*: noun, masculine, singular - deep darkness/shadow of death
*lō'-'îrā'*: negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will not fear
*rā'*: noun, masculine, singular - evil/harm
*'attāh*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*'immādî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - with me
*šibṭekā*: noun, masculine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your rod/staff
*ûmiš'antekā*: conjunction + noun, feminine, singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your staff/support
*hēmmāh*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine plural - they
*yenaḥamunî*: verb, Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they comfort/console me

Word Meanings

*gê' ṣalmāwet*: valley of deep shadow/valley of the shadow of death/dark valley
*'îrā'*: I will fear/I will be afraid
*rā'*: evil/harm/misfortune/disaster
*šibṭekā*: your rod/your staff/your scepter
*miš'antekā*: your staff/your support/your walking stick
*yenaḥamunî*: they comfort me/they console me/they give me courage

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Referenced Verses

Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Ps 138:7 : 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
Ps 118:6 : 6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?
Ps 3:6 : 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about.
Mic 7:14 : 14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Isa 43:1-2 : 1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Ps 46:1-3 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)} for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present{H8738)} help in trouble. 2 Therefore will not we fear{H8799)}, though the earth be removed{H8687)}, and though the mountains be carried{H8800)} into the midst of the sea; 3 Though the waters thereof roar{H8799)} and be troubled{H8799)}, though the mountains shake{H8799)} with the swelling thereof. Selah.
Job 10:21-22 : 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
2 Tim 4:22 : 22 The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen. The second epistle unto Timotheus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Ephesians, was written from Rome, when Paul was brought before Nero the second time.
1 Cor 15:55-57 : 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? 56 {G1161} The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ps 27:1-4 : 1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Luke 1:79 : 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Acts 18:9-9 : 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Ps 44:19 : 19 Though thou hast sore broken{H8765)} us in the place of dragons, and covered{H8762)} us with the shadow of death.
Job 3:5 : 5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Jer 2:6 : 6 Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?
Ps 14:5 : 5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Job 24:17 : 17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death: if one know them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.
Ps 110:2 : 2 The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
Isa 8:9-9 : 9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. 10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
Zech 11:10 : 10 And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.
Matt 1:23 : 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
Zech 8:23 : 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Zech 11:14 : 14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, even Bands, that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

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