Isaiah 56:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 56:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הַנֵּכָ֗ר
nêkâr
H5236
foreign
הַנִּלְוִ֤ים
lâvâh
H3867
to join
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ
shârath
H8334
to minister
וּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
שֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לִהְי֥וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
לַעֲבָדִ֑ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
שֹׁמֵ֤ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
שַׁבָּת֙
shabbâth
H7676
Sabbath
מֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹ
châlal
H2490
to profane
וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בִּבְרִיתִֽי
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
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;
-
King James Version Public Domain
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;
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of the foreigner joining themselves to Yahweh to serve him and to love the name of Yahweh to be servants to him, everyone keeping the Sabbath from profaning it and holding onto my covenant,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).