Hosea 6:6 | |
NASB: For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. (NASB ©1995) GWT: I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. ASV: For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. BBE: Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings. DBY: For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. JPS: For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings. WBS: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings. WEB: For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. YLT: For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings. | |
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