Psalms 50:9

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — God speaks to the covenant community during a formal assembly, interrupting their sacrificial routine to address a theological error. The words — אֶקַּח ('e.Kach) means "I will accept" or "I will take," and פָּר (Far) denotes a "young bull." The thread — The rejection of animal sacrifices as insufficient for true atonement or divine supply runs through Hebrews 10:4 and Acts 17:25. Why it lands — It demands the reader abandon the assumption that worship supplies God’s needs and instead recognize that all creation already belongs to Him.

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The Hebrew words

לֹא־lo'-not אֶקַּ֣ח'e.KachI will accept מִבֵּיתְךָ֣mi./bei.te./Khafrom/ household/ your פָ֑רFara young bull מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָmi./mikh.le.'o.Tei./khafrom/ folds/ your עַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.Dimgoats

King James Version

I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.

Cross-references

Micah 6:6 With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
Acts 17:25 Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Hebrews 10:4 because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
Psalms 69:31 And this will please the LORD more than an ox, more than a bull with horns and hooves.
Isaiah 43:23 You have not brought Me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.