15. And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
16. And thou, son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel, his companions. And take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim and all the house of Israel, his companions.
17. And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thy hand.
18. And when the children of my people speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not declare unto us what thou meanest by these?
19. say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions, and will put them with this, with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.
20. And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.