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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; (KJV)
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וּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: type of
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 17:27, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25, Judges 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121I; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 1
הַנֵּכָ֗רha.ne.Khar<the> foreignness
Lemma: נֵכָר (ne.khar) · Strong's: H5236
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: foreign
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:43, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5236; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 2
הַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.Vimwho join themselves
Lemma: לָוָה (la.vah) · Strong's: H3867A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)
Meaning: to join
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Numbers 18:2, Numbers 18:4, Esther 9:27, Psalms 83:8, Ecclesiastes 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3867A; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 3
עַל\־'al-to
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 4
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 5
לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.Toto serve him
Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to minister
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 6
וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.Vahand to love
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to love: lover
Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 7
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 8
שֵׁ֣םshem[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 9
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 10
לִהְי֥וֹתlih.Yotto become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 11
לַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.Dim<into> servants
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 12
כָּל\־kol-every
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 13
שֹׁמֵ֤רsho.Mer[one who] keeps
Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to keep: obey
Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 14
שַׁבָּת֙sha.Bat[the] sabbath
Lemma: שַׁבָּת (shab.bat) · Strong's: H7676
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Sabbath
Used 111 times. Also: Exodus 16:23, Exodus 16:25, Exodus 16:26, Exodus 16:29, Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7676; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 15
מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.Lofrom profaning it
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 16
וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.Kimand [those who] keep hold
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)
Meaning: to strengthen: hold
Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:2, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 17
בִּבְרִיתִֽי\׃biv.ri.Tion covenant my
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Isaiah 56:6 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the foreigners | → | בֵּן H1121I son: type of |
| . . . | → | נֵכָר H5236 foreign |
| who join | → | לָוָה H3867A to join |
| themselves to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| to minister to Him | → | שָׁרַת H8334 to minister |
| to love | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and to be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| His | → | |
| servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| who keep | → | שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey |
| the Sabbath | → | שַׁבָּת H7676 Sabbath |
| without profaning it | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| and who hold fast | → | חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold |
| to My covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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