Hosea 6.6 |
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Hosea 6.6 |
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eleoV qelw h qusian
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eleoV qelw kai ou qusian Matthew 12.7 eleoV qelw kai ou qusian |
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For I will have mercy rather than sacrifice |
Matthew 9.13: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice Matthew 12.7: I desire mercy, and not sacrifice |
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice |
| Comments: The NT and the LXX agree.
The MT includes the idea of “goodness” instead of “mercy.” The RSV
translates: “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice.”
The Hebrew word is chesed.
Hosea 6.6 in Codex Alexandrinus reads “eleoV qelw kai ou qusian,” exactly as the NT. |