Psalm 51:16

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering."

Word-by-Word Analysis

For thou

חָפֵץ

châphêts

H2654

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

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not

זֶבַח

zebach

H2077

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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אַיִן

ʼayin

H369

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

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would I

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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it thou

רָצָה

râtsâh

H7521

to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt

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not in

שָׂרַף

sâraph

H8313

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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מִנְחָה

minchâh

H4503

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

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Key Terms in This Verse

delightest H7521

רָצָה râtsâh

to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt

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desirest H2654

חָפֵץ châphêts

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

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else H369

אַיִן ʼayin

a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle

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sacrifice H2077

זֶבַח zebach

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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burnt H8313

שָׂרַף sâraph

to be (causatively, set) on fire

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offering H4503

מִנְחָה minchâh

a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)

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give H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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Cross References

Hosea 6:6 cross-reference

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

Psalm 40:6 cross-reference

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.

1 Samuel 15:22 cross-reference

And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Psalm 51:6 cross-reference

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

Proverbs 21:27 cross-reference

The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

Proverbs 15:8 cross-reference

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Psalm 50:8 cross-reference

I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

Exodus 21:14 cross-reference

But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Numbers 35:31 cross-reference

Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22 cross-reference

If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel.

Jeremiah 7:27 cross-reference

Therefore 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.

Numbers 15:27 cross-reference

And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.

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