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Rod and Staff

Rod and Staff

Psalm 24:4

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‏שֵׁבֶט‎ (šēbeṭ). Rod, staff, scepter, tribe. This noun commonly denotes a rod. It was used for beating cumin (Isa 28:27), as a weapon (II Sam 23:21), and as a shepherd’s implement either to muster or count sheep (Lev 27:32; Ezekiel 20:37), or to protect them (Ps 23:4; Mic 7:14). In Ps 23:4 it is used metaphorically of the Lord’s protection of his servant as he walks in paths of righteousness.
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Waltke, Bruce K. “2314 שׁבט.” Ed. R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer Jr., & Bruce K. Waltke. Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament 1999 : 897. Print.



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