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Psalms 51:16 Interlinear

“ For thou desirest not sacrifice else would I give not in burnt offering it thou delightest”

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Psalms 51 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּ֤י׀	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	לֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3	תַחְפֹּ֣ץ	H2654	For thou desirest	properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
4	זֶ֣בַח	H2077	not sacrifice	properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
5	וְאֶתֵּ֑נָה	H5414	else would I give	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
6	ע֝וֹלָ֗ה	H5930	not in burnt offering	a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)
7	לֹ֣א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8	תִרְצֶֽה׃	H7521	it thou delightest	to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt

Psalms 51:16 (current) For thou desirest not sacrifice else would I give not in burnt offering it thou delightest