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Jeremiah 12:3

But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

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וְאַתָּ֤הveatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יְדַעְתָּ֔נִיyedataniknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…תִּרְאֵ֕נִיtireniseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וּבָחַנְתָּ֥uvachantaand examineבָּחַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and examine”, a completed action in a sequenceH974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigateexamine, prove, tempt, try (trial).לִבִּ֖יlibicomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אִתָּ֑ךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הַתִּקֵם֙hatiqembreakנָתַקverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “break”, a commandH5423to tear offbreak (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.כְּצֹ֣אןketsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).לְטִבְחָ֔הletivchahto slaughterטִבְחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to slaughter”, the ordinary formH2878{properly, something slaughtered; hence, a beast (or meat, as butchered); abstractly butchery (or concretely, a place of slaughter)}flesh, slaughter.וְהַקְדִּשֵׁ֖םvehaqdishemand appointקָדַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and appoint”, a commandH6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)appoint, bid, consecrate, dedicate, defile, hallow, (be, keep) holy(-er, place), keep, prepare, proclaim, purify, sanctify(-ied one, self), [idiom] wholly.לְי֥וֹםleyomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הֲרֵגָֽהharegahslaughterהֲרֵגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “slaughter”, the ordinary formH2028slaughterslaughter.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Thou, O LORD, knowest me, Thou seest me, and triest my heart toward Thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou, O Jehovah, knowest me; thou seest me, and triest my heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.

World English Bible

But you, Yahweh, know me. You see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Darby Translation

But thou, Jehovah, knowest me; thou hast seen me, and proved my heart toward thee. Drag them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

Douay-Rheims

And thou, O Lord, hast known me, thou hast seen me, and proved my heart with thee: gather them together as sheep for a sacrifice, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Thou, O LORD, knowest me, Thou seest me, and triest my heart toward Thee; pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou, Lord, knowest me; thou hast proved my heart before thee; purify them for the day of their slaughter.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ σύ Κύριε γινώσκεις με, δεδοκίμακας τὴν καρδίαν μου ἐναντίον σου· ἅγνισον αὐτοὺς εἰς ἡμέραν σφαγῆς αὐτῶν.