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Berean Standard Bible

““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.’”

Ezekiel 37:16

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God gives Ezekiel a sign-act about the reunification of the divided kingdom of Israel and Judah.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.’

World English Bible (WEB)

“You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, ‘For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions.’ Then take another stick, and write on it, ‘For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions.’

King James Version (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:

American Standard Version (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:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And you, son of man, take one stick, writing on it, For Judah and for the children of Israel who are in his company: then take another stick, writing on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the children of Israel who are in his company:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tú, hijo del hombre, tómate ahora un palo, y escribe en él: A Judá, y á los hijos de Israel sus compañeros. Toma después otro palo, y escribe en él: A José, palo de Ephraim, y á toda la casa de Israel sus compañeros.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

«Toma un palo y graba sobre él estas palabras: “Este palo representa a Judá y sus tribus aliadas”. Luego toma otro palo y graba estas palabras sobre él: “Este palo representa a todas las otras tribus de Israel”.

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