^{16 Ref} `And thou, son of man, take to thee one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the sons of Israel, his companions; and take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and all the house of Israel, his companions,

^{17 Ref} and bring them near one unto another, to thee, for one stick, and they have become one in thy hand.