KJV King James Version
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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Isaiah 56:6
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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—
WEB World English Bible
Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, to minister to him, and to love the name of Yahweh, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant;
ASV American Standard Version
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;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 56
3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I [am] a dry tree.
4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose [the things] that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
6 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;
7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather [others] to him, beside those that are gathered unto him.
9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.
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וּבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childהַנֵּכָ֗רH5236 · ne.kharforeignהַנִּלְוִ֤יםH3867 · la.vahto joinעַל־H5921 · aluponיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹH8334 · sha.ratto ministerוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙H157 · a.havto love: loverאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שֵׁ֣םH8034 · shemnameיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDלִהְי֥וֹתH1961 · ha.yahto beל֖וֹH9033 · ohimלַעֲבָדִ֑יםH5650 · e.vedservant/slaveכָּל־H3605 · kolallשֹׁמֵ֤רH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyשַׁבָּת֙H7676 · shab.batSabbathמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹH2490 · cha.lalto boreוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםH2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃H1285 · be.ritcovenant
Cross-references
Jeremiah 50:5They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, [saying], Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant [that] shall not be forgotten.Isaiah 56:2-4Blessed [is] the man [that] doeth this, and the son of man [that] layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.Isaiah 58:13If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:James 2:5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?Galatians 5:6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I [am] the LORD’S; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe [with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.Mark 12:30-34And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.Acts 2:41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added [unto them] about three thousand souls.Revelation 1:10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,James 1:12Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.2 Corinthians 8:5And [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.1 Thessalonians 1:9-10For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;Acts 11:23Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.Isaiah 61:5And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers.Isaiah 60:10And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.Ephesians 6:24Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.1 Corinthians 16:22If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.
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