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Psalms 40:6 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Psalms 40:6, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire mine ears hast thou opened burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1זֶ֤בַחH2077Sacrificeproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
2וּמִנְחָ֨ה׀H4503and offeringa donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
3לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4חָפַ֗צְתָּH2654thou didst not desireproperly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
5אָ֭זְנַיִםH241mine earsbroadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
6כָּרִ֣יתָH3738hast thou openedproperly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open
7לִּ֑יH0
8עוֹלָ֥הH5930burnt offeringa step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
9וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗הH2401and sin offeringan offence, or a sacrifice for it
10לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
11שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃H7592hast thou not requiredto inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand

Verse Context

Psalms 40:5Many works which thou hast done O LORD my God are thy wonderful...
Psalms 40:6 (current)Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire mine ears hast thou opened burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required
Psalms 40:7 Then said I Lo I come in the volume of the book...

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