Ezekiel

Ezekiel 37:16–17

¹⁶“And you, son of man, take a single stick^b 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.’ ¹⁷Then join them together into one stick, so that they become one in your hand.

Footnotes

b 37:16 Or branch; also in verses 17, 19, and 20

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Ezekiel 37:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you	וְאַתָּ֣ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
take	קַח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
a single	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
stick	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and write	וּכְתֹ֤ב	ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3789 write
on it	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Belonging to Judah	לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה	lî·hū·ḏāh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and to the Israelites	וְלִבְנֵ֥י	wə·liḇ·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
associated with him	חֲבֵרוֹ	ḥă·ḇē·rō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2270 united, associate, companion
Then take	וּלְקַח֙	ū·lə·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
another	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
stick	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and write	וּכְת֣וֹב	ū·ḵə·ṯō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3789 write
on it	עָלָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
Belonging to Joseph	לְיוֹסֵף֙	lə·yō·w·sêp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3130 Joseph
the stick	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and to all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the house	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
associated with him	חֲבֵרוֹ׃	ḥă·ḇē·rō	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2270 united, associate, companion

Ezekiel 37:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then join	וְקָרַ֨ב	wə·qā·raḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H7126 come near, approach
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
together	אֶחָ֧ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
into one	אֶחָ֑ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
stick	לְעֵ֣ץ	lə·‘êṣ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
so that they become	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one	לַאֲחָדִ֖ים	la·’ă·ḥā·ḏîm	Preposition-l; Number - masculine plural	H259 one
in your hand	בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃	bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 37:16 2 Chronicles 15:9 · 2 Chronicles 10:19 · 2 Chronicles 10:17 · Numbers 17:2–3 · 1 Kings 12:16–20

Ezekiel 37:17 Hosea 1:11 · Jeremiah 50:4 · Isaiah 11:13 · Zephaniah 3:9 · Ezekiel 37:22–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.