Hosea 6:6

New Living Translation

⁶I 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

6:6a Greek version translates this Hebrew term as to show mercy. Compare Matt 9:13; 12:7.
6:6b Hebrew to know God.

Hosea 6:6 in all English translations

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