Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 37:16-19

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.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.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.

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