Psalm 51:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For You do not delightתַחְפֹּ֣ץ
(tach·potz)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
in sacrifice,זֶ֣בַח
(ze·vach)
2077: a sacrificefrom zabach
otherwise I would giveוְאֶתֵּ֑נָה
(ve·'et·te·nah;)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
it; You are not pleasedתִרְצֶֽה׃
(tir·tzeh.)
7521: to be pleased with, accept favorablya prim. root
with burnt offering.עֹ֝ולָ֗ה
(o·v·lah)
5930a: whole burnt offeringfrom alah


















KJV Lexicon
For thou desirest
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
not sacrifice
zebach  (zeh'-bakh)
a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) -- offer(-ing), sacrifice.
else would I give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
it thou delightest
ratsah  (raw-tsaw')
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
not in burnt offering
`olah  (o-law')
a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke) -- ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You do not want a sacrifice, or I would give it; You are not pleased with a burnt offering.

International Standard Version
Indeed, you do not delight in sacrifices, or I would give them, nor do you desire burnt offerings.

NET Bible
Certainly you do not want a sacrifice, or else I would offer it; you do not desire a burnt sacrifice.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because you have not desired sacrifices, neither have you chosen burnt offerings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You are not happy with any sacrifice. Otherwise, I would offer one [to you]. You are not pleased with burnt offerings.

King James 2000 Bible
For you desire not sacrifice; else would I give it: you delight not in burnt offering.
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