Psalm 40:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Sacrificeזֶ֤בַח
(ze·vach)
2077: a sacrificefrom zabach
and meal offeringוּמִנְחָ֨ה
(u·min·chah)
4503: a gift, tribute, offeringfrom an unused word
You have not desired;חָפַ֗צְתָּ
(cha·fatz·ta)
2654a: to delight ina prim. root
My earsאָ֭זְנַיִם
(a·ze·na·yim)
241: an earfrom an unused word
You have opened;כָּרִ֣יתָ
(ka·ri·ta)
3738a: to diga prim. root
Burnt offeringעֹולָ֥ה
(o·v·lah)
5930a: whole burnt offeringfrom alah
and sin offeringוַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה
(va·cha·ta·'ah)
2401: sin, sin offeringfrom chata
You have not required.שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃
(sha·'a·le·ta.)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
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.
and offering
minchah  (min-khaw')
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) -- gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
thou didst not desire
chaphets  (khaw-fates')
to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
mine ears
'ozen  (o'-zen)
broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man) -- + advertise, audience, + displease, ear, hearing, + show.
hast thou opened
karah  (kaw-raw')
to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open -- dig, make (a banquet), open.
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.
and sin offering
chata'ah  (khat-aw-aw')
an offence, or a sacrifice for it -- sin (offering).
hast thou not required
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired; My ears You have opened; Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You do not delight in sacrifice and offering; You open my ears to listen. You do not ask for a whole burnt offering or a sin offering.

International Standard Version
You take no delight in sacrifices and offerings— you have prepared my ears to listen— you require no burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.

NET Bible
Receiving sacrifices and offerings are not your primary concern. You make that quite clear to me! You do not ask for burnt sacrifices and sin offerings.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
With sacrifices and with offerings you have not been pleased, but you have pierced the ears for me; burnt peace offerings for sin you have not requested.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You were not pleased with sacrifices and offerings. You have dug out two ears for me. You did not ask for burnt offerings or sacrifices for sin.

King James 2000 Bible
Sacrifice and offering you did not desire; my ears have you opened: burnt offering and sin offering have you not required.
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