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Ezekiel 37:16-22

16Moreover, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789upon it, For Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063,and for the childrenוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478his companionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270:then takeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,and writeוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789upon it, For Josephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130,the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and forall the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478his companionsחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270:

17And joinוְקָרַ֨בve.ka.RavH7126them oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259to anotherאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259into oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086;and they shall become oneלַאֲחָדִ֖יםla.'a.cha.DimH259in thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18And when the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971shall speakיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Wilt thou not shewתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046us what thou meanest by these?

19Sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Behold, I will takeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947the stickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, which isin the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the tribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478his fellowsחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270,and will putוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them with him, evenwith the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and makeוַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.TimH6213them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,and they shall be oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259in mine handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

20And the sticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086whereon thou writestתִּכְתֹּ֧בtikh.ToH3789shall be in thine handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

21And sayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Behold, I will takeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from amongמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,whither they be goneהָֽלְכוּ־hal.khu-H1980,and will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908them on every sideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439,and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935them into their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127:

22And I will makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213them oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776upon the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and oneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shall be kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428to them all: and they shall beH5750no more twoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,neither shall they be dividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673into twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467any more at all:

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