Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 56:2-6

2Blessedאַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.ReiH835isthe manאֱנוֹשׁ֙'e.no.VoshH582thatdoethיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213this, and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120thatlayeth holdיַחֲזִ֣יקya.cha.ZikH2388on it; that keepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676from pollutingמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490it, and keepethוְשֹׁמֵ֥רve.sho.MerH8104his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027from doingמֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.SotH6213any evilרָֽע׃ סRa'H7451.

3Neither let the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the strangerהַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.KharH5236,that hath joinedהַנִּלְוָ֤הha.nil.VahH3867himself to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,speakיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath utterlyהַבְדֵּ֧לhav.DelH914separatedיַבְדִּילַ֛נִיyav.di.La.niH914me from his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971:neither let the eunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, Behold, I ama dryיָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

4For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto the eunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.SimH5631that keepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.RuH8104my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and chooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.RuH977the thingsthat pleaseחָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.tiH2654me, and take holdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of my covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

5Even unto them will I giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414in mine houseבְּבֵיתִ֤יbe.vei.TiH1004and within my wallsוּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙u.ve.cho.mo.TaiH2346a placeיָ֣דyadH3027and a nameוָשֵׁ֔םva.ShemH8034betterט֖וֹבTovH2896than of sonsמִבָּנִ֣יםmi.ba.NimH1121and of daughtersוּמִבָּנ֑וֹתu.mi.ba.NotH1323:I will giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414them an everlastingעוֹלָם֙o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034,that shall not be cut offיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772.

6Also the sonsוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the strangerהַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.KharH5236,that joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to serveלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334him, and to loveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to be his servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,every one that keepethשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676from pollutingמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490it, and taketh holdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388of my covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

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