Verse Comparison: Hosea 6:6
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For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.Amplified® Bible
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.Contemporary English Version
I'd rather for you to be faithful and to know me than to offer sacrifices.Darby English Version
For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.Good News Bible
I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.King James Version
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.New American Standard Bible
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.New International Version
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.New King James Version
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.Revised Standard Version
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.Young's Literal Translation
For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
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