Isaiah

Isaiah 56:3

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.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let no	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
foreigner	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
who has joined himself	הַנִּלְוָ֤ה	han·nil·wāh	Article; Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3867 join
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
say	יֹאמַ֣ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will utterly exclude me	הַבְדֵּ֧ל	haḇ·dêl	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H914 be divided, separate
from	מֵעַ֣ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
His people	עַמּ֑וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
And let the eunuch	הַסָּרִ֔יס	has·sā·rîs	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5631 eunuch
not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
say	יֹאמַר֙	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am but	הֵ֥ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
a dry	יָבֵֽשׁ׃ס	yā·ḇêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H3002 dry, dried
tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.