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18 (A)Burn the whole ram on the altar as a food offering. The odor of this offering pleases me.

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18 Then burn the entire ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to the Lord, a pleasing aroma,(A) a food offering presented to the Lord.

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(A)You do not want sacrifices and offerings;
    you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar
    or for sacrifices to take away sins.
Instead, you have given me ears to hear you,

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Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(A)
    but my ears you have opened[a](B)
    burnt offerings(C) and sin offerings[b] you did not require.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
  2. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings