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Blessed is the one who does this,
the son of man who takes hold of it,
who keeps from profaning Shabbat,
and keeps his hand from doing any evil.
Do not let a son of a foreigner who has joined himself to Adonai[a] say,
Adonai will surely exclude me from His people.”
Nor let the eunuch say,
    ‘Behold, I am a dry tree.’”
For thus says Adonai,
“To the eunuchs who keep My Shabbatot,
    who choose what pleases Me,
    and hold fast My covenant:

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:3 cf. Eph. 2:12-22.

Blessed(A) is the one who does this—
    the person who holds it fast,
who keeps the Sabbath(B) without desecrating it,
    and keeps their hands from doing any evil.”

Let no foreigner(C) who is bound to the Lord say,
    “The Lord will surely exclude me from his people.”(D)
And let no eunuch(E) complain,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

For this is what the Lord says:

“To the eunuchs(F) who keep my Sabbaths,
    who choose what pleases me
    and hold fast to my covenant(G)

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