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href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/50.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />I have no need of a bull from your stall or of goats from your pens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/50.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/50.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will not accept a bull from your house or goats from your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/50.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will take no bullock out of thy house, <i>nor</i> he goats out of thy folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/50.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will not take a bull from your house, <i>Nor</i> goats out of your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/50.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will not take a bull from your house, Nor male goats from your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/50.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I shall take no young bull out of your house, Nor male goats out of your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/50.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I shall take no young bull out of your house Nor male goats out of your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/50.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will accept no young bull from your house Nor male goat from your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/50.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will not take a bull from your household or male goats from your pens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/50.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will not accept a bull from your household or male goats from your pens, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/50.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/50.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I won't accept your offerings of bulls and goats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/50.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/50.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[But] I will not accept [another] young bull from your household or a single male goat from your pens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/50.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And yet I do not need bulls from your farms or goats from your flocks; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/50.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will no longer accept a sacrificial bull from your household; nor goats from your pens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/50.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/50.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I do not need to take a bull from your household or goats from your sheepfolds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/50.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/50.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/50.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/50.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I do not take a bullock from your house, "" [Or] male goats from your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/50.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I take not from thy house a bullock, From thy folds he goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/50.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will not take a bullock from thy house, from thy fold, he goats.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/50.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/50.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 49:9>I will not accept calves from your house, nor he-goats from your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/50.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will not take a bullock from your house, or he-goats from your folds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/50.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will not accept a bull from your house, or goats from your folds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/50.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will take no bullocks out of your house nor he-goats out of your folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/50.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall not take bulls from your house, neither goats from your fold.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/50.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/50.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will take no bullocks out of thine house, nor he-goats out of thy flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/50-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=5920" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">The Mighty One Calls</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ’eq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">need</a> <a href="/hebrew/6499.htm" title="6499: p̄ār (N-ms) -- Young bull, steer. Or par; from parar; a bullock.">for a bull</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bê·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">from your stall</a> <a href="/hebrew/6260.htm" title="6260: ‘at·tū·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Male goat. Or sattud; from athad; prepared, i.e. Full grown; spoken only of he-goats, or leaders of the people.">or goats</a> <a href="/hebrew/4356.htm" title="4356: mim·miḵ·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- An enclosure, fold. Or miklah; from kala'; a pen.">from your pens,</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-6</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />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? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-22</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-21.htm">Jeremiah 7:21-23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! / For when I brought your fathers out of the land of Egypt, I did not merely command them about burnt offerings and sacrifices, / but this is what I commanded them: Obey Me, and I will be your God, and you will be My people. You must walk in all the ways I have commanded you, so that it may go well with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Proverbs 21:3</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Matthew 12:7</a></span><br />If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15-16</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. / And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will take no bullock out of your house, nor he goats out of your folds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/43-23.htm">Isaiah 43:23,24</a></b></br> Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></b></br> Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, <i>and</i> bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/17-25.htm">Acts 17:25</a></b></br> Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/20-3.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/psalms/8-7.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/job/41-23.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/numbers/29-38.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/ezra/8-35.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Male</a> <a href="/psalms/42-2.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-28.htm">Pens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-24.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Accept</a> <a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Bull</a> <a href="/psalms/66-15.htm">Bullock</a> <a href="/psalms/65-13.htm">Flocks</a> <a href="/psalms/74-11.htm">Folds</a> <a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">Goats</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-31.htm">He-Goat</a> <a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">He-Goats</a> <a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">House</a> <a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">Male</a> <a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/50-13.htm">Ox</a> <a href="/psalms/78-70.htm">Pens</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-4.htm">Stall</a> <a href="/psalms/51-19.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 50</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-1.htm">The majesty of God in the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-5.htm">His order to gather his saints</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-7.htm">The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">but in sincerity of obedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/50.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/50.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have no need for a bull from your stall</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's self-sufficiency and His lack of need for human offerings. In the ancient Near Eastern context, sacrificial systems were common, and animals like bulls were often offered to deities. However, the God of Israel distinguishes Himself by declaring that He does not require these sacrifices for His sustenance or satisfaction. This reflects the biblical theme that God desires obedience and a contrite heart over ritualistic offerings (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a>). The mention of a "stall" indicates domesticated animals, which were valuable assets, symbolizing the best of what people could offer. This highlights that God is not impressed by material wealth or possessions.<p><b>or goats from your pens</b><br>Goats were another common sacrificial animal in Israelite worship, often used in sin offerings (<a href="/leviticus/4-24.htm">Leviticus 4:24</a>). The reference to "pens" suggests a place of care and protection, indicating that these animals were part of the community's livelihood. The cultural context here is significant, as livestock represented wealth and sustenance. By stating He has no need for these, God is redirecting the focus from external religious practices to internal devotion and righteousness. This aligns with prophetic calls for justice and mercy over sacrifice (<a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who fulfills and transcends the sacrificial system (<a href="/hebrews/10.htm">Hebrews 10:1-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/50.htm">Psalm 50</a>, Asaph was a Levite and one of the leaders of David's choir. He is known for his role in temple worship and his contributions to the Psalms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this Psalm, God addresses His people regarding the nature of true worship and sacrifice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience of the Psalm, representing God's chosen people who are being reminded of the true nature of worship.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_worship.htm">Temple Worship</a></b><br>The context in which sacrifices of bulls and goats were offered, highlighting the religious practices of ancient Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/sacrificial_system.htm">Sacrificial System</a></b><br>The system established in the Old Testament where animals were offered to God as a means of atonement and worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sufficiency.htm">God's Sufficiency</a></b><br>God does not need our offerings; He is self-sufficient. Our sacrifices should be expressions of gratitude and obedience, not attempts to fulfill God's needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_over_ritual.htm">Heart Over Ritual</a></b><br>True worship is about the heart's posture towards God. Rituals and sacrifices are meaningless without genuine devotion and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_worship.htm">Understanding Worship</a></b><br>Worship is not about what we can give to God but about recognizing His sovereignty and responding with a life of obedience and gratitude.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_sacrifice.htm">Reflecting on Sacrifice</a></b><br>Consider what sacrifices in your life are truly pleasing to God. Are they done out of obligation, or do they reflect a heart aligned with His will?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_fulfillment.htm">Christ's Fulfillment</a></b><br>Recognize that Jesus' sacrifice on the cross fulfills the need for animal sacrifices, inviting us into a relationship based on grace and faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_50.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 50</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_idol_food.htm">What does the Bible say about food offered to idols?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_pre-jesus_dead.htm">What happened to people who died before Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_sacrifices_fade_by_new_testament.htm">If God is unchanging, why did these explicit sacrificial commands lose prominence by New Testament times (cf. Hebrews 10:1-10)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_theme_of_hebrews.htm">What is the main theme of the Book of Hebrews?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/50.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9-18) Notice the fine tone of irony that pervades this rebuke, the best weapon against ritualistic errors.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/50.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he goats out of thy folds.</span> The offerings of those who offer amiss will not be accepted. God declines to receive them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/50-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">need</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for a bull</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6499.htm">Strong's 6499: </a> </span><span class="str2">Young bull, steer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your stall</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּיתְךָ֣</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bê·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or goats</span><br /><span class="heb">עַתּוּדִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘at·tū·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6260.htm">Strong's 6260: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prepared, full grown, of he-goats, leaders of the people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your pens,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝מִּכְלְאֹתֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miḵ·lə·’ō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4356.htm">Strong's 4356: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, fold</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/50-9.htm">Psalm 50:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/50-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 50:9 I have no need for a bull (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/50-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 50:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 50:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 50:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>