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Hosea 6:6
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6     I desire faithful love and not sacrifice,
            the knowledge of God instead of entirely burned offerings.

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Hosea 6:6
New Living Translation

6 I want you to show love,[a]
    not offer sacrifices.
I want you to know me[b]
    more than I want burnt offerings.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:6a Greek version translates this Hebrew term as to show mercy. Compare Matt 9:13; 12:7.
  2. 6:6b Hebrew to know God.
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Hosea 6:6
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6 
For I desire and delight in [steadfast] loyalty [faithfulness in the covenant relationship], rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.(A)

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