Isaiah

Isaiah 56:2

²Blessed is the man who does this,

and the son of man who holds it fast,

who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it

and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	אַשְׁרֵ֤י	’aš·rê	Interjection	H835 happiness, blessedness
is the man	אֱנוֹשׁ֙	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
who does	יַעֲשֶׂה־	ya·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
this	זֹּ֔את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
and the son	וּבֶן־	ū·ḇen-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who holds it fast	יַחֲזִ֣יק	ya·ḥă·zîq	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
who keeps	שֹׁמֵ֤ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the Sabbath	שַׁבָּת֙	šab·bāṯ	Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
without profaning it	מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ	mê·ḥal·lə·lōw	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
and keeps	וְשֹׁמֵ֥ר	wə·šō·mêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
his hand	יָד֖וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
from doing	מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת	mê·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
evil	רָֽע׃ס	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 31:13–16 · Isaiah 58:13 · Ezekiel 20:12 · Psalm 112:1 · Exodus 20:10 · Ezekiel 20:20 · Luke 11:28 · Jeremiah 17:21–22 · Psalm 106:3 · John 13:17 · Psalm 119:101 · Leviticus 19:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.