Hosea 6:6 - Revised Version 1885

For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For I desire and delight in dutiful steadfast love and goodness, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of and acquaintance with God more than burnt offerings. [Matt. 9:13; 12:7.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God instead of entirely burned offerings.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For I desired mercy and not sacrifice, and knowledge of God more than holocausts.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.

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