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Isaiah 56:2

Blessed 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.”
Isaiah 56:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַשְׁרֵ֤י אֱנוֹשׁ֙ יַעֲשֶׂה־זֹּ֔את וּבֶן־אָדָ֖ם יַחֲזִ֣יק בָּ֑הּ שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ וְשֹׁמֵ֥ר יָד֖וֹ מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹת כָּל־רָֽע׃ ס

  1. אַשְׁרֵ֤י'ash.Rei“how blessed!”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫שֶׁר · “blessed” · Strong's H0835
  2. אֱנוֹשׁ֙'e.no.Vosh“[is the] person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  3. יַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-“[who] he does”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  4. זֹּ֔אתZot“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  5. וּבֶן־u.ven-“and [the] child of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  6. אָדָ֖ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  7. יַחֲזִ֣יקya.cha.Zik“[who] he takes hold”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
  8. בָּ֑הּBah“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  9. שֹׁמֵ֤רsho.Mer“[who] keeps”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  10. שַׁבָּת֙sha.Bat“[the] sabbath”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  11. מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.Lo“from profaning it”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַל · “profane” · Strong's H2490H
  12. וְשֹׁמֵ֥רve.sho.Mer“and [who] keeps”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  13. יָד֖וֹya.Do“hand his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  14. מֵעֲשׂ֥וֹתme.'a.Sot“from doing”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  15. כָּל־kol-“any”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. רָֽע׃ סRa'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)