Psalm 51:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.

New Living Translation
You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.

English Standard Version
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

Berean Study Bible
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.

New American Standard Bible
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

NASB 1995
For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

NASB 1977
For Thou dost not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; Thou art not pleased with burnt offering.

Amplified Bible
For You do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it; You are not pleased with burnt offering.

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

Contemporary English Version
Offerings and sacrifices are not what you want.

Good News Translation
You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with 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.

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

New King James Version
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering.

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

New Heart English Bible
For you do not delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

World English Bible
For you don't delight in sacrifice, or else I would give it. You have no pleasure in burnt offering.

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

American Standard Version
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

A Faithful Version
For You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering.

Darby Bible Translation
For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

English Revised Version
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For thou desirest no sacrifice, els I would geue it thee: thou delightest not in a burnt offering.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For yf thou haddest pleasure in sacrifice, I wolde geue it the: but thou delytest not in burntofferynges.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For You do not desire sacrifice, or I give [it], "" You do not accept burnt-offering.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thou desirest not sacrifice, or I give it, Burnt-offering Thou acceptest not.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thou wilt not delight in sacrifice, and thou wilt not take pleasure in burnt-offering.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For if you had desired sacrifice, I would certainly have given it, but with holocausts, you will not be delighted.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because you have not desired sacrifices, neither have you chosen burnt offerings.

Lamsa Bible
For thou desirest not sacrifice; thou &lightest not in burnt offerings.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thou delightest not in sacrifice, else would I give it; Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For if thou desiredst sacrifice, I would have given it: thou wilt not take pleasure in whole-burnt-offerings.
















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