Happy isאַשְׁרֵיthe mortalאֱנוֹשׁwho doesיַעֲשֶׂהthis,זֹּאתand the sonוּבֶןof manאָדָםwho holds fastיַחֲזִיקto it,בָּהּwho keepsשֹׁמֵרthe Sabbathשַׁבָּתso as not to profane it,מֵחַלְּלוֹand keepsוְשֹׁמֵרhis handיָדוֹfrom doingמֵעֲשׂוֹתanyכָּלevil.”רָע
Isaiah 56:2
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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.”