Proverbs 27:23

“Know well the condition of your flock; set your heart on the herds;”

Proverbs 27:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 27:23, word by word

Know wellיָדֹעַyadoa

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadoa” appears
the conditionפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
of your flockצֹאנֶtsone

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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setשִׁיתshit

put

To station something somewhere; sow enmity.

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your heartלִבְּlib

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lib” appears
on the herdsעֲדָרִיםadarim

herd, flock

Herd, flock, drove.

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The context

22If you pound the fool in the mortar among the grain with the pestle, his folly will not depart from him.

23 · This verse (above)

24for riches are not forever, nor a diadem from generation to generation.

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