In Bible times, the Hebrew word for "rod" meant a stick or a staff, such as the one a shepherd used to guide his sheep.
10 Mo metlheng ya Baebele, lefoko la Sehebera le le ranotsweng e le "thupa" le ne le kaya thobanyane kana thupana e e jaaka e modisa a neng a e dirisa go kaela dinku ka yone.