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Let not the (A)foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh say,
“Yahweh will surely separate me from His people.”
Nor let the (B)eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
For thus says Yahweh,
“To the eunuchs who (C)keep My sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And (D)hold fast My covenant,
To them I will give in My (E)house and within My (F)walls a [a]memorial,
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [b]them an everlasting (G)name which (H)will not be cut off.

“Also the (I)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 (J)keeps from profaning the sabbath
And takes hold of My covenant,
Even (K)those I will bring to My (L)holy mountain
And (M)make them glad in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on (N)My altar;
For (O)My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”
Lord Yahweh, who (P)gathers the banished of Israel, declares,
“Yet (Q)others I will gather to [d]them, to those already gathered.”

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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
  4. Isaiah 56:8 Lit him