New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 56:2-6

2Howblessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835is the manאֱנוֹשׁ֙'e.no.VoshH582who doesיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088,And the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120whotakesH2388holdיַחֲזִ֣יקya.cha.ZikH2388of it; Whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104from profaningמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676,And keepsוְשֹׁמֵ֥רve.sho.MerH8104his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from doingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213anyכָּל־kol-H3605evilרָֽע׃ סRa'H7451.”

3Let not theforeignerבֶּן־ הַנֵּכָ֗רben- ha.ne.KharH1121 H5236who has joinedהַנִּלְוָ֤הha.nil.VahH3867himself to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sayH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַבְדֵּ֧לhav.DelH914separateיַבְדִּילַ֛נִיyav.di.La.niH914me from His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971.”NorH408let theeunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631sayH559, “Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,I am a dryיָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.”

4For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “To the eunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.SimH5631whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834keepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.RuH8104My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,And chooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.RuH977whatבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834pleasesחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654Me, Andholdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastH2388My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285,

5To them I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414in Myhouseבְּבֵיתִ֤יbe.vei.TiH1004and within Mywallsוּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙u.ve.cho.mo.TaiH2346a memorialיָ֣דyadH3027,And a nameוָשֵׁ֔םva.ShemH8034betterט֖וֹבTovH2896thanH4480that of sonsמִבָּנִ֣יםmi.ba.NimH1121and daughtersוּמִבָּנ֑וֹתu.mi.ba.NotH1323;I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414them an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834will not be cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772.

6“Also theforeignersוּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗רu.ve.Nei ha.ne.KharH1121 H5236who joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,To ministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334to Him, and to loveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,To be His servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,everyH3605oneH3605whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104from profaningמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676And holdsוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastH2388My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

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