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Lexicon :: Strong's H7521 - rāṣâ

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רָצָה
Transliteration
rāṣâ
Pronunciation
raw-tsaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2207

Strong’s Definitions

רָצָה râtsâh, raw-tsaw'; a primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt:—(be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x

The KJV translates Strong's H7521 in the following manner: accept (22x), please (6x), pleasure (6x), delight (5x), enjoy (4x), favourable (3x), acceptable (1x), accomplish (1x), affection (1x), approve (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 57x
The KJV translates Strong's H7521 in the following manner: accept (22x), please (6x), pleasure (6x), delight (5x), enjoy (4x), favourable (3x), acceptable (1x), accomplish (1x), affection (1x), approve (1x), miscellaneous (7x).

  1. to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be pleased with, be favourable to

      2. to accept

      3. to be pleased, be determined

      4. to make acceptable, satisfy

      5. to please

    2. (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with

    3. (Piel) to seek favour of

    4. (Hiphil) to please, pay off

    5. (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָצָה râtsâh, raw-tsaw'; a primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt:—(be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
STRONGS H7521: Abbreviations
† רָצָה verb be pleased with, accept favourably (Late Hebrew id., will, be willing; Arabic bdb095301 (originally bdb095302) be well pleased with, NöZMG liv (1900), 155; Sabean רצֿו favour CISiv, no. 77, 9 and others, compare HomSüdar. Chrest. 123, רצֿים good, acceptable, CISiv, no. 73, 9, and others, of a coin, good, Idib. no. 21, 5; Aramaic רְעָא, bdb095303 have pleasure in, compare II. רָעָה above); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ר׳ Ecclesiastes 9:7; suffix רָצָם Jeremiah 14:10; 1st person singular וְרָצִאתִי Ezekiel 43:27 consecutive (metaplastic Ges§ 75rr; Aramaism, Krae; but Co וְרָצִיתִי), etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְצֶה Psalm 147:10 +, suffix יִרְצְךָ Malachi 1:8; 3rd person feminine singular jussive תִּ֫רֶץ Leviticus 26:43; 3rd person feminine plural תִּרְצֶנָה Proverbs 23:6 Kt (< Qr תִּצֹּרְנָה, √ נצר, compare Toy), etc.; Imperative רְצֵה Psalm 40:14; Psalm 119:108; Infinitive construct רְצוֺת Proverbs 16:7; Psalm 77:8, etc.; Participle רוֺצֶה Psalm 147:11; Psalm 149:4, suffix רֹצָם Jeremiah 14:12; passive רְצוּי Esther 10:3, construct רְצוּי Deuteronomy 33:24; —
1. be pleased with, favourable to:
a. of God, with accusative of person Isaiah 42:1; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 147:11; Job 33:26; with accusative of thing Psalm 85:2; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Proverbs 16:7; Ecclesiastes 9:7; with ב person Psalm 149:4; ב of thing Psalm 147:10; Haggai 1:8; absolute Psalm 77:8.
b. of men: with accusative of person, subject father Malachi 1:8, || אהב Proverbs 3:12; of brother Genesis 33:10 (JE), monarch 2 Chronicles 10:7; with accusative of thing Psalm 62:5; Psalm 102:15; Job 14:6; Proverbs 23:26 (but see above); with בְּ of thing 1 Chronicles 29:3; Psalm 49:14; עִם person Job 34:9; Psalm 50:18; passive participle רָצוּי favoured, acceptable to Deuteronomy 33:24 (poem), Esther 10:3.
2. accept: of God, with accusative of person, sacrificing, 2 Samuel 24:23; Hosea 8:13; Jeremiah 14:10, 12; Ezekiel 20:40, 41; Ezekiel 43:27; with accusative of sacrifice Deuteronomy 33:11; Malachi 1:10, 13; Psalm 51:18; Psalm 119:108; with בְ of sacrifice Micah 6:7; absolute Amo 5:22.
3. be pleased:
a. determined, with infinitive Psalm 40:14.
b. with בּ person 1 Chronicles 28:4.
4. make acceptable, satisfy (by paying off debt), subject land, paying off its sabbaths (Di Dr and others accept, be satisfied with [in payment]) Leviticus 26:34, 43; 2 Chronicles 36:21, with accusative of guilt incurred (עָוֺן) Leviticus 26:41, 43 (< point all these as Hiph., so SS Gerber).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִרְצָה Leviticus 1:4; Isaiah 40:2; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵרָצֶה Leviticus 7:18 +, etc.; —
1. passive of Qal 2, be accepted, of sacrifices, with ל person, Leviticus 1:4; Leviticus 22:25; with ל of sacrifice Leviticus 22:23, 27; absolute Leviticus 7:18; Leviticus 19:7.
2. passive of Qal 4: נִרְצָח עֲוֺנָהּ Isaiah 40:2 her punishment is accepted (as satisfactory).
Pi. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְרַצּוּ Job 20:10, with accusative דַּלִּים seek the favour of the poor (but Bu SS Gerber from רצץ).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular וְהִרְצָת (Ges§ 75m) consecutive Leviticus 26:34 the land shall pay off her sabbaths (accusative), compare Qal 4.
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְרַצֵּה 1 Samuel 29:4 with what shall he make himself acceptable unto (אֶל) his lord? + 3rd person masculine plural יִתְרַצּוּ Hosea 4:10 Greek Version of the LXX We Now (for MT יפרצּו) they shall not have delight.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

33:10

Leviticus

1:4; 1:4; 7:18; 7:18; 19:7; 22:23; 22:25; 22:27; 26:34; 26:34; 26:41; 26:43; 26:43; 26:43

Deuteronomy

33:11; 33:24; 33:24

1 Samuel

29:4

2 Samuel

24:23

1 Chronicles

28:4; 29:3; 29:17

2 Chronicles

10:7; 36:21

Esther

10:3; 10:3

Job

14:6; 20:10; 33:26; 34:9

Psalms

40:14; 40:14; 44:4; 49:14; 50:18; 51:18; 62:5; 77:8; 77:8; 85:2; 102:15; 119:108; 119:108; 147:10; 147:10; 147:11; 147:11; 149:4; 149:4

Proverbs

3:12; 16:7; 16:7; 23:6; 23:26

Ecclesiastes

9:7; 9:7

Isaiah

40:2; 40:2; 42:1

Jeremiah

14:10; 14:10; 14:12; 14:12

Ezekiel

20:40; 20:41; 43:27; 43:27

Hosea

4:10; 8:13

Amos

5:22

Micah

6:7

Haggai

1:8

Malachi

1:8; 1:8; 1:10; 1:13

H7521

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Strong's Number H7521 matches the Hebrew רָצָה (rāṣâ),
which occurs 57 times in 55 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 33:10–Amo 5:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:10 - Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, [fn]for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received H7521 me favorably. H7521

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:4 - ‘He shall lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, that it may be accepted H7521 for him to make atonement on his behalf.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:18 - ‘So if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings should ever be eaten on the third day, he who offers it will not be accepted, H7521 and it will not be reckoned to his benefit. It shall be an offensive thing, and the person who eats of it will bear his own iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:7 - ‘So if it is eaten at all on the third day, it is an offense; it will not be accepted. H7521

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:23 - ‘In respect to an ox or a lamb which has an [fn]overgrown or stunted member, you may present it for a freewill offering, but for a vow it will not be accepted. H7521

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:25 - nor shall you accept any such from the hand of a foreigner for offering as the [fn]food of your God; for their corruption is in them, they have a defect, they shall not be accepted H7521 for you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:27 - “When an ox or a sheep or a goat is born, it shall [fn]remain seven days [fn]with its mother, and from the eighth day on it shall be accepted H7521 as a sacrifice of an offering by fire to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:34 - ‘Then the land will [fn]enjoy H7521 its sabbaths all the days of the desolation, while you are in your enemies’ land; then the land will rest and [fn]enjoy H7521 its sabbaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:41 - I also was acting with hostility against them, to bring them into the land of their enemies—or if their uncircumcised heart becomes humbled so that they then make H7521 amends H7521 for their iniquity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:43

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:43 - ‘For the land will be abandoned by them, and will make H7521 up for its sabbaths while it is made desolate without them. They, meanwhile, will be making H7521 amends H7521 for their iniquity, [fn]because they rejected My ordinances and their soul abhorred My statutes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:11 - “O LORD, bless his substance,
And accept H7521 the work of his hands;
Shatter the loins of those who rise up against him,
And those who hate him, so that they will not rise again.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 33:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 33:24 - Of Asher he said,
“More blessed than sons is Asher;
May he be favored H7521 by his brothers,
And may he dip his foot in oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 29:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:4 - But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man go back, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make H7521 himself acceptable H7521 to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 24:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 24:23 - “Everything, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept H7521 you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:4 - “Yet, the LORD, the God of Israel, chose me from all the house of my father to be king over Israel forever. For He has chosen Judah to be a leader; and in the house of Judah, my father’s house, and among the sons of my father He took H7521 pleasure H7521 in me to make me king over all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:3 - “Moreover, in my delight H7521 in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy [fn]temple,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:17 - “Since I know, O my God, that You try the heart and delight H7521 in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:7 - They spoke to him, saying, “If you will be kind to this people and please H7521 them and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 36:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:21 - to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed H7521 its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath [fn]until seventy years were complete.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 10:3 - For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and in favor H7521 with his many kinsmen, one who sought the good of his people and one who spoke for the welfare of his whole nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - “Turn Your gaze from him that he may [fn]rest,
Until he [fn]fulfills H7521 his day like a hired man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:10 - “His sons [fn]favor H7521 the poor,
And his hands give back his wealth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:26 - Then he will pray to God, and He will accept H7521 him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:9 - “For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
When he [fn]is pleased H7521 with God.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 - Be pleased, H7521 O LORD, to deliver me;
Make haste, O LORD, to help me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 44:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 44:3 - For by their own sword they did not possess the land,
And their own arm did not save them,
But Your right hand and Your arm and the light of Your presence,
For You favored H7521 them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 49:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:13 - This is the way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who approve H7521 their words. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:18 - “When you see a thief, you [fn]are pleased H7521 with him,
And [fn]you associate with adulterers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 51:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:16 - For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it;
You are not pleased H7521 with burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 - They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight H7521 in falsehood;
They bless with [fn]their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. [fn]Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 77:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 77:7 - Will the Lord reject forever?
And will He never be favorable H7521 again?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 85:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 85:1 - For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.
O LORD, You showed H7521 favor H7521 to Your land;
You [fn]restored H7521 the captivity of Jacob.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:14 - Surely Your servants [fn]find H7521 pleasure H7521 in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:108

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:108 - O accept H7521 the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD,
And teach me Your ordinances.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:10 - He does not delight in the strength of the horse;
He does not take H7521 pleasure H7521 in the legs of a man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:11 - The LORD favors H7521 those who fear Him,
Those who wait for His lovingkindness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 149:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 149:4 - For the LORD takes H7521 pleasure H7521 in His people;
He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:12 - For whom the LORD loves He reproves,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights. H7521

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:7 - When a man’s ways are pleasing H7521 to the LORD,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:26 - Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes [fn]delight H7521 in my ways.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:7 - Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved H7521 your works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:2 - “Speak [fn]kindly to Jerusalem;
And call out to her, that her [fn]warfare has ended,
That her [fn]iniquity has been removed, H7521
That she has received of the LORD’S hand
Double for all her sins.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:1 - “Behold, My Servant, whom I [fn]uphold;
My chosen one in whom My soul delights. H7521
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the [fn]nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Thus says the LORD to this people, “Even so they have loved to wander; they have not kept their feet in check. Therefore the LORD does not accept H7521 them; now He will remember their iniquity and call their sins to account.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:12 - “When they fast, I am not going to listen to their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I am not going to accept H7521 them. Rather I am going to make an end of them by the sword, famine and pestilence.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:40 - “For on My holy mountain, on the high mountain of Israel,” declares the Lord GOD, “there the whole house of Israel, all of them, will serve Me in the land; there I will accept H7521 them and there I will [fn]seek your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your holy things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - “[fn]As a soothing aroma I will accept H7521 you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered; and I will prove Myself holy among you in the sight of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 43:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 43:27 - ‘When they have completed the days, it shall be that on the eighth day and onward, the priests shall [fn]offer your burnt offerings on the altar, and your peace offerings; and I will accept H7521 you,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - As for My sacrificial gifts,
They sacrifice the flesh and eat it,
But the LORD has taken H7521 no delight H7521 in them.
Now He will remember their iniquity,
And punish them for their sins;
They will return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:22 - “Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept H7521 them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

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