Isaiah

Isaiah 56:3–4

3Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say,

“The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.”

And let the eunuch not say,

“I am but a dry tree.”

4For this is what the LORD says:

“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,

who choose what pleases Me

and hold fast to My covenant —

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Isaiah 56:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Let noוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
foreignerבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
who has joined himselfהַנִּלְוָ֤הhan·nil·wāhArticle; Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3867 join
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
sayיֹאמַ֣רyō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will utterly exclude meהַבְדֵּ֧לhaḇ·dêlVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH914 be divided, separate
fromמֵעַ֣לmê·‘alPreposition-mH5921 height
His peopleעַמּ֑וֹ‘am·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5971 people
And let the eunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסhas·sā·rîsArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5631 eunuch
notוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
sayיֹאמַר֙yō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאֲנִ֖י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am butהֵ֥ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
a dryיָבֵֽשׁ׃סyā·ḇêšAdjective - masculine singularH3002 dry, dried
treeעֵ֥ץ‘êṣNoun - masculine singularH6086 tree, trees, wood

Isaiah 56:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
this is whatכֹ֣ה׀ḵōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
To the eunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙las·sā·rî·sîmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH5631 eunuch
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
keepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yiš·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8104 keep, watch, preserve
My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יšab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯayNoun - common plural construct; first person common singularH7676 Sabbath
who chooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּū·ḇā·ḥă·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH977 choose
whatבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba·’ă·šerPreposition-b; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
pleases Meחָפָ֑צְתִּיḥā·p̄ā·ṣə·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH2654 delight in
and hold fastוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםū·ma·ḥă·zî·qîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
to My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biḇ·rî·ṯîPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH1285 covenant

Cross-references

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Isaiah 56:3 1 Corinthians 6:17 · Acts 10:34 · Matthew 19:12–30 · Numbers 18:4 · Daniel 1:3–21 · Zephaniah 2:11 · Luke 7:6–8 · Romans 15:16 · Zechariah 8:20–23 · Matthew 8:10–11 · Romans 15:9–12 · Ephesians 2:22

Isaiah 56:4 Isaiah 27:5 · Joshua 24:15 · Luke 10:42 · Psalm 119:111 · 2 Samuel 23:5 · Isaiah 56:6 · Jeremiah 50:5 · Isaiah 55:3 · Hebrews 6:17 · Isaiah 56:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.