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For thus says Yahweh,
“To the eunuchs who (A)keep My sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And (B)hold fast My covenant,
To them I will give in My (C)house and within My (D)walls a [a]memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [b]them an everlasting (E)name which (F)will not be cut off.

“Also the (G)foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh,
To be His [c]slaves, every one who (H)keeps from profaning the sabbath
And takes hold of My covenant,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:5 Lit hand
  2. Isaiah 56:5 As in DSS; M.T. him
  3. Isaiah 56:6 Or servants

For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs(A) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant(B)
to them I will give within my temple and its walls(C)
    a memorial(D) and a name
    better than sons and daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name(E)
    that will endure forever.(F)
And foreigners(G) who bind themselves to the Lord
    to minister(H) to him,
to love the name(I) of the Lord,
    and to be his servants,
all who keep the Sabbath(J) without desecrating it
    and who hold fast to my covenant—

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