15. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
16. And thou son of man, take thee a stick: and write upon it: Of Juda, and of the children of Israel his associates: and take another stick and write upon it: For Joseph the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel, and of his associates.
17. And join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall become one in thy hand.