“The couch.” Heb., ham·mit·tahʹ; LXX, “And Israel worshiped over (leaning upon) the top of his staff.” “Staff” or “rod” (Heb., mat·tehʹ, as in 38:25) and “bed” or “couch” (Heb., mit·tahʹ, as in 48:2) have identical consonants, and without the vowel points they can be read one way or the other.