Psalms
Psalm 40:6–7
6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire,
but my ears You have opened.b
Burnt offerings and sin offerings
You did not require.
7Then I said, “Here I am, I have come —
it is written about me in the scroll:
Footnotes
- b 40:6 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts but a body You prepared for me
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 40:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacrifice | זֶ֤בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
| and offering | וּמִנְחָ֨ה׀ | ū·min·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| You did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| desire | חָפַ֗צְתָּ | ḥā·p̄aṣ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H2654 delight in |
| but my ears | אָ֭זְנַיִם | ’ā·zə·na·yim | Noun - fd | H241 ear |
| You have opened | כָּרִ֣יתָ | kā·rî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3738 dig |
| Burnt offerings | עוֹלָ֥ה | ‘ō·w·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| and sin offerings | וַ֝חֲטָאָ֗ה | wa·ḥă·ṭā·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H2401 sin, sin-offering (?) |
| You did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| require | שָׁאָֽלְתָּ׃ | šā·’ā·lə·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
Psalm 40:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֣ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| I said | אָ֭מַרְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Here I am | הִנֵּה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I have come | בָ֑אתִי | ḇā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| it is written | כָּת֥וּב | kā·ṯūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| about me | עָלָֽי׃ | ‘ā·lāy | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| in the scroll | בִּמְגִלַּת־ | bim·ḡil·laṯ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4039 roll |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 40:6 Hebrews 10:5–12 · Isaiah 1:11 · 1 Samuel 15:22 · Psalm 51:16 · Hosea 6:6 · Matthew 9:13 · Matthew 12:7 · Amos 5:22 · Jeremiah 7:21–23 · Job 33:16 · Isaiah 66:3 · Psalm 50:8
Psalm 40:7 Hebrews 10:7–9 · Luke 24:44 · John 5:39 · Luke 24:27 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 · 1 Peter 1:10–11 · Acts 10:43 · Revelation 19:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.