If you had truly understood what this Scripture means when it says: ‘I desire mercy and compassion, not mere sacrifice and ritual observance,’ you would not have condemned the innocent who have done no wrong.
If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
OJBBut if you'd had daas what this means, CHESED CHAFATZTI VLO ZEVACH (I desire mercy and not sacrifice), you would not have condemned the innocent.
T4TYou should think about these words of God in the Scriptures: ‘I want you to act mercifully toward people, and not just offer sacrifices.’ If you understood what that means, you would not condemn my disciples, who have done no wrong.