NIV: For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
NAS: For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
KJV: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
GWT: I want your loyalty, not your sacrifices. I want you to know me, not to give me burnt offerings.
ASV: For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
BBE: Because my desire is for mercy and not offerings; for the knowledge of God more than for burned offerings.
DBY: For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
DRB: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than holocausts.
WBS: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice: and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
WEB: For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
YLT: For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
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