Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 37:16-19

16“And youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789on itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921: ‘Belonging to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063and to the Israelitesוְלִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.liv.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478associated with himחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270.’Then takeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789on itעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921: ‘Belonging to Josephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130—the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669—and to allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478associated with himחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270.’

17Then joinוְקָרַ֨בve.ka.RavH7126themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853togetherאֶל־'el-H259 H413into oneH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,so that they becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneH259in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18Whenוְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834your peopleיֹאמְר֣וּ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖yo.me.Ru be.Nei 'a.me.KhaH1121 H5971 H559askלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413, ‘Won’tהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808you explainתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046to uswhatמָה־mah-H4100you mean bytheseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?’

19you are to tellדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696themאֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒ הִנֵּה֩Yah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Iאֲנִ֨י'a.NiH589will takeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853the stickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the tribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478associated with himחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270,and I will putוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414themאוֹתָ֨ם'o.TamH853together withעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921אֶת־'et-H853the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063.I will make themוַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.TimH6213into a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,and they will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259in My handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.’

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