“And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםtakeקַחfor yourselfלְךָoneאֶחָדstick,עֵץand writeוּכְתֹבon it,עָלָיו‘For Judahלִיהוּדָהand for the sonsוְלִבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhis companions’;חֲבֵרָיוand takeוּלְקַחoneאֶחָדstick,עֵץand writeוּכְתוֹבon it,עָלָיו‘For Joseph,לְיוֹסֵףthe stickעֵץof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםand allוְכָלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhis companions.’חֲבֵרָיו
Ezekiel 37:16
Study it in the app““And you, son of man, take for yourself one stick, and write on it, ‘For Judah and for the sons of Israel, his companions’; and take one stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 37:16, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- stickעֵץets
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- and writeכְתֹבchetov
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “chetov” appears- ‘For Judahיהוּדָהyhuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- his companions’חֲבֵרָיchaveray
companion, united
Companion, joined to others; "united" as a single group.
Where else “chaveray” appears- ‘For Josephיוֹסֵףyosef
Joseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears
The context
15And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
16 · This verse (above)
17And bring them near one to another for yourself into one stick, and they will become one in your hand.