And let notוְאַלthe sonבֶּןof the foreignerהַנֵּכָרwho has joined himselfהַנִּלְוָהto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהsay,יֹאמַר“YHWHיְהוָהwill surelyהַבְדֵּלseparate meיַבְדִּילַנִיfrom his people”;מֵעַל עַמּוֹand let notוְאַלthe eunuchהַסָּרִיסsay,יֹאמַר“Look,הֵןI amאֲנִיa dryיָבֵשׁtree.”עֵץ
Isaiah 56:3
Study it in the app“And 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 56:3, word by word
- the sonבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- of the foreignerנֵּכָרnechar
foreign
What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.
Where else “nechar” appears- who has joined himselfנִּלְוָהnilva
join
To join oneself to someone and be bound to him.
Where else “nilva” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- will surelyהַבְדֵּלhavdel
separate
Separate, make a distinction between two things; also set something apart for a purpose.
Where else “havdel” appears- from his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- the eunuchסָּרִיסsaris
official, eunuch
Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.
Where else “saris” appears- a dryיָבֵשׁyavesh
dry
Dry.
Where else “yavesh” appears- treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears
Translation note
“Eunuch” translates the word that in 39:7 is translated “officials”; here the sense is that of a man who cannot have children.
The context
2Happy 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.”
3 · This verse (above)
4For thus says YHWH to the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose what pleases me, and hold fast to my covenant: