Genesis 32:10

32:10 I am not worthy of all the faithful love ¹  you have shown ²  your servant. With only my walking stick ³  I crossed the Jordan, ⁴  but now I have become two camps.

Hebrews 11:21

11:21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and worshiped as he leaned on his staff. ⁵ 

Hebrews 11:1

People Commended for Their Faith

11:1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.

1 Kings 1:47

1:47 The king’s servants have even come to congratulate ⁶  our master ⁷  King David, saying, ‘May your God ⁸  make Solomon more famous than you and make him an even greater king than you!’ ⁹  Then the king leaned ¹⁰  on the bed

¹ tn Heb “the loving deeds and faithfulness” (see 24:27, 49).

² tn Heb “you have done with.”

³ tn Heb “for with my staff.” The Hebrew word מַקֵל (maqel), traditionally translated “staff,” has been rendered as “walking stick” because a “staff” in contemporary English refers typically to the support personnel in an organization.

⁴ tn Heb “this Jordan.”

⁵ tn Grk “worshiped on the top of his staff,” a quotation from Gen 47:31 (LXX).

⁹ tn Heb “to bless.”

¹⁰ tn The plural form is used in the Hebrew text to indicate honor and authority.

¹¹ tc Many Hebrew mss agree with the Qere in reading simply “God.”

¹² tn Heb “make the name of Solomon better than your name, and make his throne greater than your throne.” The term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) is used here of one’s fame and reputation.

¹³ tn Or “bowed down; worshiped.”