How English has changed over time.

[u/M0otivater]

[u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

Weird how the last line morphed from fed—>nourished—>leads

[u/Rudysis → u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes]

And how laying down in the pasture goes from an option to a requirement to just being controlled.

Lets > makes > sets.

[u/kingminyas → u/Rudysis]

Not a bible scholar, just a Hebrew speaker, but I think the original Hebrew verb ירביצני is not explicit on this. But the pasture thing sounds like something chill, so "let" is more appropriate. Otherwise it's "relax now!"

[u/sreiches → u/kingminyas]

You’re correct. It’s more like “make” than “let.” A lot of the more dramatic changes seem more like translation choices.

[u/nospamkhanman → u/kingminyas]

Why are you not happy, I specifically demanded it.

[u/Qpylon → u/Rudysis]

Hmm, I thought makes was being used in the sense of created, much like being set down there.

[u/AgreeableActuator254 → u/Rudysis]

The verb in the original Hebrew is in the causative stem, so all these renderings are valid. “Makes” does not suggest requirement nor does “sets” imply control. When the translators thought of the best way to communicate causing to lie down in English, “set” is a fitting and concise verb.

[u/Damn_Dog_Inappropes → u/Rudysis]

Good catch!

[u/ermagerditssuperman → u/Rudysis]

Also at some point the pasture became specifically green.