King James Version
Read in contextBut if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
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5 of 5 translations contain this numbered verse.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if you had known what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,' you would not have condemned the guiltless.
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
and if ye had known what is: Kindness I will, and not sacrifice -- ye had not condemned the blameless,
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.