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Isaiah 56:3

Let 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.”
Isaiah 56:3
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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)

וְאַל־יֹאמַ֣ר בֶּן־הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוָ֤ה אֶל־יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הַבְדֵּ֧ל יַבְדִּילַ֛נִי יְהוָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל עַמּ֑וֹ וְאַל־יֹאמַר֙ הַסָּרִ֔יס הֵ֥ן אֲנִ֖י עֵ֥ץ יָבֵֽשׁ׃ ס

  1. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  2. יֹאמַ֣רyo.Mar“he say”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
  4. הַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.Khar“<the> foreignness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵכָר · “foreign” · Strong's H5236
  5. הַנִּלְוָ֤הha.nil.Vah“who <he> has joined himself”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָוָה · “to join” · Strong's H3867A
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  9. הַבְדֵּ֧לhav.Del“certainly <to separate>”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute, absolute · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
  10. יַבְדִּילַ֛נִיyav.di.La.ni“he will separate me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בָּדַל · “to separate” · Strong's H0914
  11. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. מֵעַ֣לme.'Al“from with”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. עַמּ֑וֹa.Mo“people his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  15. יֹאמַר֙yo.Mar“he say”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  16. הַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.Ris“the eunuch”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  17. הֵ֥ןhen“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  18. אֲנִ֖י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  19. עֵ֥ץ'etz“[am] a tree”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵץ · “tree” · Strong's H6086H
  20. יָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.Vesh“dry”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָבֵשׁ · “dry” · Strong's H3002
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)