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# the word of Yahweh came
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This is an idiom that is used to introduce something that God told his prophets or his people. See how you translated this in [Ezekiel 3:16](../03/16.md). AT: "Yahweh spoke this message" or "Yahweh spoke these words" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# For Judah
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Here "For" means "representing." AT: "Representing Judah" or "Belonging to Judah"
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# Judah
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The tribe of Judah lived in the southern kingdom of Israel which was called Judah. Here the name is used to refer to the whole southern kingdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# the people of Israel, his companions
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This refers to the Israelites who lived in the southern kingdom of Judah. AT: "all the tribes of Judah" or "the tribes of Israel who are part of the kingdom of Judah"
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# For Joseph, the branch of Ephraim
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Joseph was Ephraim's father. The tribe of Ephraim lived in the northern kingdom of Israel. Here the names are used to represent the whole northern kingdom. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# all the people of Israel, their companions
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This refers to the Israelites who lived in the northern kingdom of Israel. AT: "all the tribes of Israel" or "the Israelites who were part of the kingdom of Israel"
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# into one stick
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"so that they become one stick"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/kingdomofjudah]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/israel]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/companion]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/josephot]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ephraim]] |