Contemporary English Psalm 23: 4

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1. Moses asked the Lord, "Suppose everyone refuses to listen to my message, and no one believes that you really appeared to me?" Contemporary English Version
2. Throughout the different variations of the passage Psalms 23:4, the valley is described in five different ways. The differences in scripture are as follows. Contemporary English version: I may walk through the valley as dark as death, King James Version: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, New Living Translation: Even when I walk through the darkest valley, Young Literal Translation: Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, The Message: Even when the way goes through Death Valley.
3. In these five different variations of scripture, the reader receives the same message in a few different ways. One of the clear differences is in the way writer describes how they are walking through the valley. In the Contemporary English, King James, and New Living Translation bibles the scripture states that the author is walking through the valley while I the young Literal Translation the author is walking in the valley and in The Message
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The name of biblical research tool that I am connected with under [N], is Nave 's Topical bible Concordances. The type of information found here is a list of passages where different events happen in the selected biblical characters life. Under [B], the biblical research tool is called Baker 's Evangelical Dictionary. Here the website provides a biography of the selected biblical characters life and where key events happen in the scriptures. In the section labeled [H], the biblical research tool is called Hithcock 's Bible Names Dictionary. This section provides a brief description of the selected bible characters name. In section [S], the biblical research tool is called Smith 's bible Dictionary. This section provides in-depth descriptions of different events of the selected biblical characters life and where they happen I the

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