Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 37:16-23

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.’

20When the sticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086on whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834you writeתִּכְתֹּ֧בtikh.ToH3789עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם'a.lei.HemH5921areוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027and in full view of the peopleלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869,

21you are to tellוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696themאֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒ הִנֵּ֨הYah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: ‘Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will takeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478out ofמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have goneהָֽלְכוּ־ שָׁ֑םhal.khu- ShamH1980 H8033,and I will gather themוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908fromאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853all aroundמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853intoאֶל־'el-H413their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127.

22I will makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213themאֹ֠תָם'O.tomH853oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,on the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428will rule overיִֽהְיֶ֥ה לְמֶ֑לֶךְyih.Yeh le.Me.lekhH1961 H4428all of themלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605.Then they will noוְלֹ֤א עוֹד֙ve.Lo' 'OdH3808 H5750longerע֛וֹדodH5750beיִֽהְיוּyih.yeh-H1961twoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471and will neverוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808againעֽוֹד׃odH5750be dividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673into twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467.

23They will noוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750defile themselvesיִֽטַמְּא֣וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930with their idolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544or detestable imagesוּבְשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.shi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251,or with anyוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605of their transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588.I will saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467themאֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853from allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605their apostasiesמוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙mo.she.vo.tei.HemH4186by whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they sinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398,and I will cleanse themוְטִהַרְתִּ֤יve.ti.har.TiH2891אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853.Then they will beוְהָיוּ־ve.ha.yu-H1961Mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589will beאֶהְיֶ֥ה'eh.YehH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

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