Jeremiah 6:20

What use to me is the incense that comes from Sheba
and the sweet cane from distant lands?
Your burnt offerings do not bring me mercy (conditional mercy – Hebr. ratson),
and your sacrifices do not please me.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

לָמָּה   זֶּה   לִי   לְבוֹנָה   מִשְּׁבָא   תָבוֹא   וְקָנֶה   הַטּוֹב   מֵאֶרֶץ   מֶרְחָק   עֹלוֹתֵיכֶם   לֹא   לְרָצוֹן   וְזִבְחֵיכֶם   לֹא   עָרְבוּ   לִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἵνα τί μοι λίβανον ἐκ Σαβα φέρετε καὶ κιννάμωμον ἐκ γῆς μακρόθεν τὰ ὁλοκαυτώματα ὑμῶν οὔκ εἰσιν δεκτά καὶ αἱ θυσίαι ὑμῶν οὐχ ἥδυνάν μοι


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9005
H4100
H9014
לָ (la)
מָּה (mah-)
־
to
what?
link
Prep. Preposition


R
Ti
H2088
זֶּ֨ה (ze)
this
Tm
H9005
H9030
לִ֤ (li)
י (j)
to
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs
H3828
לְבוֹנָה֙ (levvónah)
frankincense
Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Ncfsa
H9006
H7614
מִ (mi)
שְּׁבָ֣א (sheva)
from
Sheba
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
Name/Place name/place

R
Npl
H0935
תָב֔וֹא (tavvó)
to come (in)
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H9002
H7070
וְ (ve)
קָנֶ֥ה (qane)
and
branch
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

C
Ncbsa
H9009
H2896a
הַ (ha)
טּ֖וֹב (tvóv)
the
pleasant
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9006
H0776
מֵ (me)
אֶ֣רֶץ (eretz)
from
land
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H4801
מֶרְחָ֑ק (merechaq)
distance
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H5930a
H9026
עֹלֽוֹתֵי (ólvótei)
כֶם֙ (khem)
burnt offering
your
Noun Noun
pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

Ncfpc
Sp2mp
H3808
לֹ֣א (ló)
not
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H9005
H7522
לְ (le)
רָצ֔וֹן (ratzvón)
to
acceptance
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9002
H2077
H9026
וְ (ve)
זִבְחֵי (zivechei)
כֶ֖ם (khem)
and
sacrifice
your
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. pl. Pronominal second person masculine plural

C
Ncmpc
Sp2mp
H3808
H9014
לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H6149
עָ֥רְבוּ (arevo)
to please
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H9005
H9030
H9016
H9018
לִֽ (li)
י (j)
׃
ס (s)
to
me
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs

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