Hosea Chapter 6 verse 6 Holy Bible

ASV Hosea 6:6

For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
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BBE Hosea 6:6

Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.
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DARBY Hosea 6:6

For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
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KJV Hosea 6:6

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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WBT Hosea 6:6


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WEB Hosea 6:6

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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YLT Hosea 6:6

For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
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Hosea 6 : 6 Bible Verse Songs

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Mercy.--Better rendered, love. This passage is richly sustained by our Lord's adoption of its teaching (Matthew 9:13; Matthew 12:7). Mark 12:33 shows that according to even Old Testament teaching, the moral ranks above the ceremonial, that ritual is valueless apart from spiritual conformity with Divine will.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewForכִּ֛י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionI desireחָפַ֖צְתִּי (ḥā·p̄aṣ·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desiremercy,חֶ֥סֶד (ḥe·seḏ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beautynotוְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nosacrifice,זָ֑בַח (zā·ḇaḥ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrificeand the knowledgeוְדַ֥עַת (wə·ḏa·‘aṯ)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 1847: Knowledgeof Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativerather than burnt offerings.מֵעֹלֽוֹת׃ (mê·‘ō·lō·wṯ)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine pluralStrong's 5930: Whole burnt offeringJump to PreviousAcknowledgment Burned Burnt Burnt-Offerings Delight Desire Desired Goodness Kindness Loyalty Mercy Offerings Rather Sacrifice Steadfast