Hebrew Interlinear

Psalms 40:6 Interlinear

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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