Proverbs 27:23 Go deeper

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. (KJV)

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יָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'certainly <to know>

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 1

תֵּ֭דַעTe.da'you will know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 2

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 3

צֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaflock your

Lemma: צֹאן (tson) · Strong's: H6629G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: flock

Used 271 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 13:5, Genesis 20:14, Genesis 21:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6629G; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 4

שִׁ֥יתshitset

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to set: put

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:14, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 23:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896H; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 5

לִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaheart your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 6

לַעֲדָרִֽים\׃la.'a.da.Rimto [the] herds

Lemma: עֵ֫דֶר (e.der) · Strong's: H5739

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: flock

Used 38 times. Also: Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 30:40, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 32:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5739; TAHOT Proverbs 27:23 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Be sure to know	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the state	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
of your flocks	→	צֹאן H6629G flock
and pay close attention	→	שִׁית H7896H to set: put
. . .	→	לֵב H3820A heart
to your herds	→	עֵ֫דֶר H5739 flock

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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