Isaiah 56:2

“Happy is the mortal who does this, and the son of man who holds fast to it, who keeps the Sabbath so as not to profane it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil.””

Isaiah 56:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 56:2, word by word

Happy isאַשְׁרֵיashre

happy, blessed

Happy, blessed: an exclamation for the good that someone has.

Where else “ashre” appears
the mortalאֱנוֹשׁenosh

man, mortal

Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.

Where else “enosh” appears
who doesיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
and the sonבֶןven

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

Where else “ven” appears
of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
who holds fastיַחֲזִיקyachazik

seize

To take hold of something or someone and not let go.

Where else “yachazik” appears
who keepsשֹׁמֵרshomer

keep

To obey the covenant or the commands.

Where else “shomer” appears
the Sabbathשַׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
so as not to profane itחַלְּלchall

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “chall” appears
his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears

The context

1Thus says YHWH: “Keep justice and do righteousness, for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

2 · This verse (above)

3And let not the son of the foreigner who has joined himself to YHWH say, “YHWH will surely separate me from his people”; and let not the eunuch say, “Look, I am a dry tree.”

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