Proverbs 27:23

27:23 Pay careful attention to ¹  the condition of your flocks, ² 

give careful attention ³  to your herds,

[27:23]  ¹ tn The sentence uses the infinitive absolute and the imperfect from יָדַע (yada’, “to know”). The imperfect here has been given the obligatory nuance, “you must know,” and that has to be intensified with the infinitive.

[27:23]  ² tn Heb “the faces of your flock.”

[27:23]  ³ tn The idiom is “place [it on] your heart” or “take to heart.” Cf. NLT “put your heart into.”