Parallel
Matthew 12:7
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice (note: Hosea 6:6),’ you would not have condemned the innocent.