King James Version

Jeremiah 3:15

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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וְנָתַתִּ֥יvenatatiand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָכֶ֛םlakhemtoלָכֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toרֹעִ֖יםroimcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.כְּלִבִּ֑יkelibias comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “as 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]…וְרָע֥וּveravand companionרָעָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and companion”, a completed action in a sequenceH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דֵּעָ֥הdeahknowledgeדֵּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knowledge”, the ordinary formH1844knowledgeknowledge.וְהַשְׂכֵּֽילvehaskeyland considerשָׂכַלconjunction, verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “and consider”, the verb used for emphasisH7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentconsider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have given to you shepherds According to Mine own heart, And they have fed you with knowledge and understanding.

World English Bible

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Darby Translation

And I will give you shepherds according to my heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Douay-Rheims

And I will give you pastors according to my own heart, and they shall feed you with knowledge and doctrine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and I will give you shepherds after my heart, and they shall certainly tend you with knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ δώσω ὑμῖν ποιμένας κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, καὶ ποιμανοῦσιν ὑμᾶς ποιμαίνοντες μετʼ ἐπιστήμης.