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—
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ASV
Also the foreigners that join themselves to Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to love the name of Jehovah, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from profaning it, and holdeth fast my covenant;
KJV
Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant;
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | u.ve.Nei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → |
| הַנֵּכָ֗ר | ha.ne.Khar | <the> foreignness | H5236 → |
| הַנִּלְוִ֤ים | ha.nil.Vim | who join themselves | H3867 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | to | H5921 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ | le.Sha.re.To | to serve him | H8334 → |
| וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙ | u.le.'a.ha.Vah | and to love | H157 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| שֵׁ֣ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לִהְי֥וֹת | lih.Yot | to become | H1961 → |
| ל֖וֹ | lo | of him | |
| לַעֲבָדִ֑ים | la.'a.va.Dim | <into> servants | H5650 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| שֹׁמֵ֤ר | sho.Mer | [one who] keeps | H8104 → |
| שַׁבָּת֙ | sha.Bat | [the] sabbath | H7676 → |
| מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ | me.cha.le.Lo | from profaning it | H2490 → |
| וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים | u.ma.cha.zi.Kim | and [those who] keep hold | H2388 → |
| בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃ | biv.ri.Ti | on covenant my | H1285 → |
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