Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Psalm 51:16 - American Standard Version 2015 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it:\par\tab Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou delightest not in burnt offering. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For You delight not in sacrifice, or else would I give it; You find no pleasure in burnt offering. [I Sam. 15:22.] American Standard Version (1901) For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. Common English Bible You don’t want sacrifices. If I gave an entirely burned offering, you wouldn’t be pleased. |
Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in;\par\tab Mine ears hast thou opened:\par\tab Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not required.
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices;\par\tab And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts;\par\tab And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness,\par\tab {\i And} of thy salvation all the day;\par\tab For I know not the numbers {\i thereof}.
And if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbor, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah;\par\tab But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination:\par\tab How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
And thou shalt speak all these words unto them; but they will not hearken to thee: thou shalt also call unto them; but they will not answer thee.
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
And if one person sin unwittingly, then he shall offer a she-goat a year old for a sin-offering.
Moreover ye shall take no ransom for the life of a murderer, that is guilty of death; but he shall surely be put to death.
If a man be found lying with a woman married to a husband, then they shall both of them die, the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away the evil from Israel.
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.