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Chapter 27
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Proverbs 27

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23 Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 27:23. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 47
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃

7 word entries
יָדֹ֣עַ
Lemma
3045
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal infinitive absolute
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3045
Occurrences
637
תֵּ֭דַע
Lemma
3045
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3045
Occurrences
637
פְּנֵ֣י
Lemma
6440
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender plural construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6440
Occurrences
630
צֹאנֶ֑ךָ
Lemma
6629
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H6629
Occurrences
120
שִׁ֥ית
Lemma
7896
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperative 2rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7896
Occurrences
68
לִ֝בְּךָ֗
Lemma
3820 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3820
Occurrences
463
לַעֲדָרִֽים
Lemma
l/5739
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5739
Occurrences
2
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Γνωστῶς ἐπιγνώσῃ ψυχὰς ποιμνίου σου, καὶ ἐπιστήσεις καρδίαν σου σαῖς ἀγέλαις.

11 word entries
Γνωστῶς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
gnostos
Morphology
adverbial -ως form or perfect participle pattern depending on context
Gloss
...ly / having ...
Part of Speech
adverb/participle form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
ἐπιγνώσῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
epignose
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
10
ψυχὰς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
psyche
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
soul, life
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Soul, life, self, or living being.
Occurrences
809
ποιμνίου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
poimnioy
Morphology
genitive singular masculine/neuter pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
6
σου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
καὶ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
καί
Transliteration
kai
Morphology
coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and, also, even
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
Coordinating conjunction.
Strong's
G2532
Occurrences
56730
ἐπιστήσεις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
episteseis
Morphology
Greek -εις form; likely verb 2nd singular or plural noun/adjective depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
καρδίαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
kardia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
heart
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Heart, inner life, mind, or will.
Occurrences
867
σου
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
σύ
Transliteration
sy
Morphology
pronoun, nominative second-person singular
Gloss
you
Part of Speech
pronoun
Definition
Second-person personal pronoun.
Occurrences
12950
σαῖς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
sais
Morphology
Greek -σαις form; dative plural or verbal form depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ἀγέλαις
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
agelais
Morphology
dative plural feminine pattern
Gloss
to/for ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܡܐ ܕܪܥܐ ܐܢܬ ܕܥ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܥܢܟ ܘܣܝܡ ܠܒܟ ܥܠ ܓܙܪܟ

10 word entries
ܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܐ
Transliteration
m'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
214
ܕܪܥܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dr''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
12
ܐܢܬ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܢܬ
Transliteration
ant
Morphology
personal pronoun, second singular
Gloss
you
Occurrences
901
ܕܥ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܥ
Transliteration
d'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
13
ܐ̈ܦܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܐܦܝ
Transliteration
'py
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
143
ܥܢܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܢܟ
Transliteration
'nk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3
ܘܣܝܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wsym
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
13
ܠܒܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܒܟ
Transliteration
lbk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
38
ܥܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3346
ܓܙܪܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
gzrk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

מַה דְדָעֵי אַנְתְּ דַע אַפֵּי עָנָךְ וְשִׂים לִבָּךְ עַל קְוָטִין׃

10 word entries
מַה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מה
Transliteration
mh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
417
דְדָעֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דעי
Transliteration
dd'y
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
11
אַנְתְּ
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אנת
Transliteration
'nt
Morphology
personal pronoun
Gloss
you
Occurrences
120
דַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
דע
Transliteration
d'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
7
אַפֵּי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אפי
Transliteration
'py
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
212
עָנָךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ענך
Transliteration
'nk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
וְשִׂים
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שים
Transliteration
wshym
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
לִבָּךְ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
לבך
Transliteration
lbk
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
75
עַל
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
על
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
preposition
Gloss
on, upon, against, concerning
Occurrences
3568
קְוָטִין׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
qwtyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
1
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

[Diligenter agnosce vultum pecoris tui, tuosque greges considera:

9 word entries
diligenter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
diligenter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
53
agnosce
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
agnosco
Transliteration
agnosce
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
41
vultum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uultus
Transliteration
vultum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
97
pecoris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pecus
Transliteration
pecoris
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
109
tui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
tuosque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tuosque
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
{tuosque}
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
que
Transliteration
{tuosque}
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4392
greges
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
grex
Transliteration
greges
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
182
considera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
considera
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
111

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

1 Peter 5:2

shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

16 relevance votes

Genesis 33:13

Jacob said to him, “My lord knows that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds with me have their young, and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die.

8 relevance votes

2 Chronicles 26:10

He built towers in the wilderness, and dug out many cisterns, for he had much livestock, both in the lowlands and in the plains. He had farmers and vineyard keepers in the mountains and in the fruitful fields, for he loved farming.

7 relevance votes

Proverbs 24:32

Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:

5 relevance votes

Ezekiel 34:31

You my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, are men, and I am your God,’ says the Lord GOD.”

5 relevance votes

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 relevance votes

Deuteronomy 32:46

He said to them, “Set your heart to all the words which I testify to you today, which you shall command your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

3 relevance votes

1 Samuel 17:28

Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger burned against David, and he said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the evil of your heart; for you have come down that you might see the battle.”

1 relevance votes

Exodus 7:23

Pharaoh turned and went into his house, and he didn’t even take this to heart.

0 relevance votes
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