New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 37:16-22

16“Now you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourselfoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789on it, ‘ForJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063and for the sonsוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,his companionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270’;then takeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and writeוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789on it, ‘ForJosephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130,the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,his companionsחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270.’

17ThenputH7126them togetherH7126for yourself oneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259to anotherאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259into oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,so that they may becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961oneלַאֲחָדִ֖יםla.'a.cha.DimH259in your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18And whenH3512the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of your peopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971speakיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Will you not declareתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046to uswhatמָה־mah-H4100you mean by theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428?’

19sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009,I am going to takeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947the stickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086of Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the tribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,his companionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270;and I will putוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them with it, with the stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and makeוַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.TimH6213them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086,and they will be oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259in My handבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.”’

20The sticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086on whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834you writeתִּכְתֹּ֧בtikh.ToH3789will be in your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027before their eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

21And sayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696to them, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I am going totakeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from amongמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they have goneהָֽלְכוּ־hal.khu-H1980,and I will gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908them from everyH5439sideH5439and bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935them into their own landאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127;

22and I will makeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213themoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in the landבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776,on the mountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428will be kingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428for allלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605of them; and they will noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808longerH5750be twoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,and noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808longerH5750be dividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673into twoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467.

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