Psalm 23 — intermediate, and harder than its reputation: 23% uncommon
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Psalms 23:1advanced
מִזְמֹ֥ורmizmôrpsalmלְlə-toדָוִ֑דdāwidDavidיְהוָ֥הyəhwāhYHWHרֹ֝עִ֗יrōʿîpastureלֹ֣אlōʾnotאֶחְסָֽרʾeḥsārdiminish
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Vocabulary — 1 word(s) occurring 50 times or fewer
- אֶחְסָֽר
Psalms 23:2advanced
בִּbi-inנְאֹ֣ותnəʾôtpastureדֶּ֭שֶׁאdešeʾyoung grassיַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִיyarbbîṣēnîlie downעַלʿaluponמֵ֖יmēywaterמְנֻחֹ֣ותmənuḥôtresting placeיְנַהֲלֵֽנִיyənahălēnîlead
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVHe maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Vocabulary — 5 word(s) occurring 50 times or fewer
- נְאֹ֣ות
- דֶּ֭שֶׁא
- יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי
- מְנֻחֹ֣ות
- יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי
Grammar
- יַרְבִּיצֵ֑נִי — hifil — causative: “caused to …”
- יְנַהֲלֵֽנִי — piel — intensive or factitive
Psalms 23:3advanced
נַפְשִׁ֥יnapšîsoulיְשֹׁובֵ֑בyəšôbēbreturnיַֽנְחֵ֥נִיyanḥēnîleadבְbə-inמַעְגְּלֵיmaʿggəlēycourseצֶ֝֗דֶקṣedeqjusticeלְמַ֣עַןləmaʿanbecause ofשְׁמֹֽוšəmôname
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVHe restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Vocabulary — 2 word(s) occurring 50 times or fewer
- יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי
- מַעְגְּלֵי
Grammar
- יְשֹׁובֵ֑ב — piel — intensive or factitive
- יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי — hifil — causative: “caused to …”
Psalms 23:4intermediate
גַּ֤םgamevenכִּֽיkîthatאֵלֵ֨ךְʾēlēkwalkבְּbə-inגֵ֪יאgēyʾvalleyצַלְמָ֡וֶתṣalmāwetdarknessלֹאlōʾnotאִ֘ירָ֤אʾîrāʾfearרָ֗עrāʿevilכִּיkîthatאַתָּ֥הʾattāhyouעִמָּדִ֑יʿimmādîcompanyשִׁבְטְךָ֥šibṭəkārodוּ֝ū-andמִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָmišʿanttekāsupportהֵ֣מָּהhēmmāhtheyיְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִיyənaḥămunîrepent, console
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVYea, 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.
Vocabulary — 2 word(s) occurring 50 times or fewer
- צַלְמָ֡וֶת
- מִשְׁעַנְתֶּ֗ךָ
Grammar
- יְנַֽחֲמֻֽנִי — piel — intensive or factitive
Psalms 23:5advanced
תַּעֲרֹ֬ךְtaʿărōkarrangeלְlə-toפָנַ֨יpānayfaceשֻׁלְחָ֗ןšulḥāntableנֶ֥גֶדnegedcounterpartצֹרְרָ֑יṣōrərāybe hostileדִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּdiššanttāgrow fatבַba-in-theשֶּׁ֥מֶןšemenoilרֹ֝אשִׁ֗יrōʾšîheadכֹּוסִ֥יkôsîcupרְוָיָֽהrəwāyāhsaturation
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVThou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Vocabulary — 3 word(s) occurring 50 times or fewer
- דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ
- כֹּוסִ֥י
- רְוָיָֽה
Grammar
- דִּשַּׁ֖נְתָּ — piel — intensive or factitive
Psalms 23:6beginner
אַ֤ךְʾakonlyטֹ֤ובṭôbgoodוָwā-andחֶ֣סֶדḥesedloyaltyיִ֭רְדְּפוּנִיyirddəpūnîpursueכָּלkālwholeיְמֵ֣יyəmēydayחַיָּ֑יḥayyāylifeוְwə-andשַׁבְתִּ֥יšabttîreturnבְּbə-inבֵיתbēythouseיְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāhYHWHלְlə-toאֹ֣רֶךְʾōreklengthיָמִֽיםyāmîmday
Read aloud — modern Israeli pronunciation, not reconstructed Biblical. Good for hearing the consonants and the shape of the word; it ignores the cantillation.
KJVSurely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
How this was generated
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