Psalm 4/Notes/Grammar.v. 9.693037

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  • The adverbial יַחְדָּו modifies both verbs and indicates that both actions happen "together," i.e., "at the same time" (HALOT; cf. Isa 46:2; Ps 35:26): "I both lie down and sleep" >> "I will fall asleep as soon as I lie down" (cf. Prov 3:24; Baethgen 1904, 11).