God & Savior

Isaiah 56:4

For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
Isaiah 56:4
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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)

כִּי־כֹ֣ה׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁמְרוּ֙ אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔י וּבָֽחֲר֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפָ֑צְתִּי וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃

  1. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֹ֣ה׀khoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.Sim“to the eunuchs”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from סָרִיס · “eunuch” · Strong's H5631
  6. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. יִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.Ru“they keep”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.Tai“sabbaths my”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  10. וּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.Ru“and they choose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  11. בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.Sher“<in> [that] which”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from בַאֲשֶׁר · “in which” · Strong's H0834B
  12. חָפָ֑צְתִּיcha.Fa.tze.ti“I desire”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
  13. וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.Kim“and [they are] keeping hold”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
  14. בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.Ti“on covenant my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)