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Isaiah 56

Isa. 56:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Neither let the son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of the stranger
nekar (Hebrew #5236)
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
KJV usage: alien, strange (+ -er).
Pronounce: nay-kawr'
Origin: ' from 5234
d, that hath joined
lavah (Hebrew #3867)
properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
KJV usage: abide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).
Pronounce: law-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
himself to the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, speak
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
hath utterly
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
separated
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
me from his people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
: neither let thee eunuch
cariyc (Hebrew #5631)
from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
KJV usage: chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare 7249.
Pronounce: saw-reece'
Origin: or caric {saw-reece'}
say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, Behold, I am a dry
yabesh (Hebrew #3002)
dry
KJV usage: dried (away), dry.
Pronounce: yaw-bashe'
Origin: from 3001
tree
`ets (Hebrew #6086)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
KJV usage: + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
Pronounce: ates
Origin: from 6095
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Num. 18:4,7• 4And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
 7But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4,7)
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Acts 10:34‑35• 34And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons
 35but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34‑35)
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Acts 8:27• 27And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem; (Acts 8:27)
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the son.
Num. 18:4,7• 4And they shall unite with thee, and keep the charge of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; and no stranger shall come near to you.
 7But thou and thy sons with thee shall attend to your priesthood for all that concerneth the altar, and for that which is inside the veil; and ye shall perform the service: I give you your priesthood as a service of gift, and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death. (Num. 18:4,7)
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Deut. 23:1‑3• 1He that is a eunuch, whether he have been crushed or cut, shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
 2A bastard shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah; even his tenth generation shall not come into the congregation of Jehovah.
 3An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of Jehovah; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of Jehovah forever; (Deut. 23:1‑3)
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Zech. 8:20‑23• 20Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Yet again shall there come peoples, and the inhabitants of many cities;
 21and the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to supplicate Jehovah, and to seek Jehovah of hosts: I will go also.
 22And many peoples and strong nations shall come to seek Jehovah of hosts in Jerusalem, and to supplicate Jehovah.
 23Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: in those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:20‑23)
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Matt. 8:10‑11• 10And when Jesus heard it, he wondered, and said to those who followed, Verily I say unto you, Not even in Israel have I found so great faith.
 11But I say unto you, that many shall come from [the] rising and setting [sun], and shall lie down at table with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of the heavens; (Matt. 8:10‑11)
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Acts 8:27• 27And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem; (Acts 8:27)
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Acts 10:1‑2,34• 1Now a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of a cohort that was called Italian,
 2pious and fearing God with all his house, giving much alms to the people, and entreating God continually,
 34And Peter opened his mouth and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:1‑2,34)
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Acts 13:47‑48• 47For thus hath the Lord enjoined us, I have set thee for a light of Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost parts of the earth.
 48And the Gentiles on hearing rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained unto life eternal believed. (Acts 13:47‑48)
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Acts 17:4• 4And some of them were persuaded and added to Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. (Acts 17:4)
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Acts 18:7• 7and departing thence he went into a certain man's house by name Titus Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house adjoined to the synagogue. (Acts 18:7)
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Rom. 2:10‑11• 10but glory and honour and peace to everyone that worketh good, both to Jew first and to Greek;
 11for there is no regard of person with God. (Rom. 2:10‑11)
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Rom. 15:9‑12,16• 9and that the Gentiles should glorify God for mercy, even as it is written, “On this account I will confess to thee among [the] Gentiles, and to thy name will I sing.”
 10And again he saith, “Rejoice, Gentiles, with his people;”
 11and, again, “Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and give him praise, all ye people.”
 12And again Esaias saith, “There shall be the root of Jesse, and he that standeth up to rule Gentiles: on him shall Gentiles hope.”
 16in order to my being a minister of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles, as a sacred rite ministering the gospel of God that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by [the] Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:9‑12,16)
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Eph. 2:12,22• 12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
 22in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God in [the] Spirit. (Eph. 2:12,22)
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1 Peter 1:1• 1Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ to elect sojourners scattered through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, (1 Peter 1:1)
joined.
Jer. 50:5• 5They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come and let us join ourselves to Jehovah in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. (Jer. 50:5)
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Zeph. 2:11• 11Jehovah will be terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and men shall worship him, everyone from his place, even all the isles of the heathen. (Zeph. 2:11)
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1 Cor. 6:17• 17But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. (1 Cor. 6:17)
The Lord hath.
Matt. 15:26‑27• 26But he said in answer, It is not good to take the children's bread and cast [it] to the dogs.
 27But she said, Yea, Lord; for even the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters. (Matt. 15:26‑27)
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Luke 7:6‑8• 6And Jesus went with them. But already when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof.
 7Wherefore neither did I count myself worthy to come to thee. But say by a word, and my servant shall be healed.
 8For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers: and I say to one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my bondman, Do this, and he does [it]. (Luke 7:6‑8)
neither.
Isa. 56:5• 5unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. (Isa. 56:5)
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Isa. 39:7• 7And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, whom thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. (Isa. 39:7)
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Jer. 38:7‑13• 7Now when Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin;
 8Ebed-Melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying,
 9My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city.
 10Then the king commanded Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men with thee, and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon, before he die.
 11So Ebed-Melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah.
 12And Ebed-Melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine armholes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so.
 13So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison. (Jer. 38:7‑13)
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Jer. 39:16‑17• 16Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good; and they shall be accomplished in that day before thee.
 17But I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. (Jer. 39:16‑17)
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Dan. 1:3‑21• 3And the king spake unto Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;
 4children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.
 5And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat and of the wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years that at the end thereof they might stand before the king.
 6Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
 7The prince of the eunuchs gave to Daniel the name of Belteshazzar and to Hananiah [the name] of Shadrach, and to Mishael of Meshach, and to Azariah of Abed-nego.
 8But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank; and he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not have to pollute himself.
 9And God granted Daniel favour and mercy before the prince of the eunuchs.
 10And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear my lord the king who hath appointed your food and your drink; for why should he see your faces worse liking than the youths who are of your age? and ye would endanger my head with the king.
 11And Daniel said to the steward, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,
 12Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat and water to drink.
 13Then let our countenances be looked upon, before thee, and the countenance of the youths that eat of the king's delicate food: and as thou shalt see, deal with thy servants.
 14And he hearkened unto them in this matter, and proved them ten days.
 15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.
 16So the steward took away their delicate food, and the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.
 17As for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
 18And at the end of the days that the king had said he should bring them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar.
 19And the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.
 20And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, as to which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.
 21And Daniel continued unto the first year of King Cyrus. (Dan. 1:3‑21)
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Matt. 19:12‑30• 12for there are eunuchs which have been born thus from [their] mother's womb; and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs of men; and there are eunuchs who have made eunuchs of themselves for the sake of the kingdom of the heavens. He that is able to receive [it], let him receive [it].
 13Then there were brought to him little children that he might lay his hands on them and pray; but the disciples rebuked them.
 14But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and do not hinder them from coming to me; for the kingdom of the heavens is of such:
 15and having laid his hands upon them, he departed thence.
 16And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal?
 17And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
 18He says to him, Which? And Jesus said, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,
 19Honour thy father and thy mother, and Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
 20The young man says to him, All these have I kept; what lack I yet?
 21Jesus said to him, If thou wouldest be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to [the] poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.
 22But the young man, having heard the word, went away grieved, for he had large possessions.
 23And Jesus said to his disciples, Verily I say unto you, A rich man shall with difficulty enter into the kingdom of the heavens;
 24and again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to enter a needle's eye than a rich man into the kingdom of God.
 25And when the disciples heard [it] they were exceedingly astonished, saying, Who then can be saved?
 26But Jesus, looking on [them], said to them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.
 27Then Peter answering said to him, Behold, we have left all things and have followed thee; what then shall happen to us?
 28And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, ye also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
 29And everyone who has left houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and shall inherit life eternal.
 30But many first shall be last, and last first. (Matt. 19:12‑30)
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Acts 8:26‑40• 26But an angel of [the] Lord spake to Philip, saying, Arise, go southward unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza; this is desert.
 27And he arose and went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch in power under Candace, queen of [the] Ethiopians, who was over all her treasures, had come to worship at Jerusalem;
 28and he was returning and, as he sat in his chariot, was reading the prophet Isaiah.
 29And the Spirit said to Philip, Approach and join thyself to this chariot.
 30And Philip running up heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?
 31And he said, How can I unless someone shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.
 32Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this(
 33In his humiliation his judgment was taken away.
 34And the eunuch answering Philip said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? Of himself or of some other?
 35And Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this scripture, preached to him Jesus.
 36And as they went on the way, they came unto a certain water; and the eunuch said, Behold, water; what hindereth me to be baptized?
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 38And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him.
 39But when they came up out of the water, [the] Spirit of [the] Lord caught away Philip, and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing.
 40But Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he evangelized all the cities till he came to Caesarea. (Acts 8:26‑40)
• The door was open to any, no matter whence they came, who really feared the Lord and sought Him and His covenant amongst His people. The Queen of Sheba, for instance, came to question Solomon, not because of his vast knowledge of natural history, and his great literary output (see, 1 Kings 4:29-34), but “concerning the name of the Lord” (1 Kings 10:1). (“Isaiah 56” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And let not the son of the alien, that hath joined himself to Jehovah, speak saying, Jehovah hath entirely separated me from his people; neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree;

W. Kelly Translation

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Neither let the son of the stranger that hath joined himself to Jehovah speak, saying Jehovah hath entirely separated me from his people; nor let the eunuch say, Behold, I [am] a dry tree.