Pro 27:23 | NETfull | STEP | Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds,

Proverbs 27:23

23 Pay careful attention to ^{▼▼ 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.} the condition of your flocks, ^{▼▼ Heb “the faces of your flock.”}
give careful attention ^{▼▼ The idiom is “place [it on] your heart” or “take to heart.” Cf. NLT “put your heart into.”} ^{▼▼ The care of the flock must become the main focus of the will, for it is the livelihood. So v. 23 forms the main instruction of this lengthy proverb (vv. 23–27).} to your herds,