it is normally used with reference to guidance to water (Isaiah 49:10 states, “And [He] will guide them to springs of water”). The waters to which the LORD leads are “restful,” literally “restfulnesses” (מְנֻחוֹת from נוּחַ), meaning places of complete rest and refreshment. The word is an attributive genitive after “waters,” describing the kind of waters in view. The sheep are not taken to a rushing stream, but to still, calm lagoons. Flocks in the ancient Near East were watered at least once a day,