Ezekiel 37:16
“And you, son of man, take a single stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Judah and to the Israelites associated with him.’ Then take another stick and write on it: ‘Belonging to Joseph—the stick of Ephraim—and to all the house of Israel associated with him.’
BSB
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ASV
And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
KJV
Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions:
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Commentary
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25 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַתָּ֣ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| בֶן־ | ven- | O son of | H1121 → |
| אָדָ֗ם | 'a.Dam | humankind | H120 → |
| קַח־ | kach- | take | H3947 → |
| לְךָ֙ | le.Kha | <for> yourself | |
| עֵ֣ץ | 'etz | a piece of wood | H6086 → |
| אֶחָ֔ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| וּכְתֹ֤ב | u.khe.To | and write | H3789 → |
| עָלָיו֙ | 'a.Lav | on it | H5921 → |
| לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה | li.hu.Dah | for Judah | H3063 → |
| וְלִבְנֵ֥י | ve.liv.Nei | and for [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| חֲבֵרָ֑יו | cha.ve.rov | associates its | H2270 → |
| וּלְקַח֙ | u.le.Kach | and take | H3947 → |
| עֵ֣ץ | 'etz | a piece of wood | H6086 → |
| אֶחָ֔ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| וּכְת֣וֹב | u.khe.Tov | and write | H3789 → |
| עָלָ֗יו | 'a.Lav | on it | H5921 → |
| לְיוֹסֵף֙ | le.yo.Sef | for Joseph | H3130 → |
| עֵ֣ץ | 'etz | [the] piece of wood of | H6086 → |
| אֶפְרַ֔יִם | 'ef.Ra.yim | Ephraim | H669 → |
| וְכָל־ | ve.khol | and all | H3605 → |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| חֲבֵרָֽיו׃ | cha.ve.rov | associates its | H2270 → |
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