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Isaiah 56:4-7

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;

7Even them will I bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935to my holyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,and make them joyfulוְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ve.si.mach.TimH8055in my houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605:their burnt offeringsעוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧םo.lo.tei.HemH5930and their sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛םve.ziv.chei.HemH2077shall beacceptedלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522upon mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196;for mine houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004shall be calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121an houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of prayerתְּפִלָּ֥הte.fi.LahH8605for all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

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