complete verse (Hosea 6:6)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Hosea 6:6:

  • Kupsabiny: “I prefer love
    rather than sacrifices
    It is better for you to know me God
    instead of when you make sacrifices to me.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
  • Newari: “For it is not sacrifices that I love but kindness,
    and for you to know God is more pleasing to me than burnt offerings.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
  • Hiligaynon: “For (it is) not your (plur.) offerings what I want but-rather your (plur.) love. I would-rather want that you (plur.) acknowlegde me than you (plur.) offer burnt offerings.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
  • Kankanaey: “What I want is your continuing love for me, not the animals that you sacrifice/offer. More do I want your knowing me than the offerings/sacrifices that are burned.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
  • English: “I want my people to faithfully love me
    more than I want them to offer sacrifices to me;
    I want them to know me
    more than I want them to completely burn sacrifices on the altar.” (Source: Translation for Translators)
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