God & Savior

Isaiah 56:6

And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
Isaiah 56:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

וּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗ר הַנִּלְוִ֤ים עַל־יְהוָה֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה לִהְי֥וֹת ל֖וֹ לַעֲבָדִ֑ים כָּל־שֹׁמֵ֤ר שַׁבָּת֙ מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃

  1. וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Nei“and [the] sons of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “description” · Strong's H1121I
  2. הַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.Khar“<the> foreignness”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵכָר · “foreign” · Strong's H5236
  3. הַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.Vim“who join themselves”
    Definite article + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from לָוָה · “to join” · Strong's H3867A
  4. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.To“to serve him”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁרַת · “to minister” · Strong's H8334
  7. וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.Vah“and to love”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. שֵׁ֣םshem“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  10. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  11. לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yot“to become”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. ל֖וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  13. לַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.Dim“<into> servants”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  14. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  15. שֹׁמֵ֤רsho.Mer“[one who] keeps”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  16. שַׁבָּת֙sha.Bat“[the] sabbath”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁבָּת · “Sabbath” · Strong's H7676
  17. 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
  18. וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.Kim“and [those who] keep hold”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
  19. 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)