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Joshua 9:5
5They wore old shoes on their feet, and they dressed themselves in old clothes. They took some bread that was old and dry.
Joshua 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
- New International Version (NIV)They put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.
Context of Joshua 9:5
3Some Hivite people who lived in Gibeon heard how Joshua had won against Jericho and Ai. 4So they had a clever idea. Some men took old bags of food and broken bags of wine that had holes in them. They put these things on their donkeys. They wore old shoes on their feet, and they dressed themselves in old clothes. They took some bread that was old and dry. 6They arrived at the tents of the Israelites in Gilgal. They said to Joshua and to the men of Israel, ‘We have come from a land that is very far away. Please let us make an agreement that we will not fight each other.’ 7But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, ‘Perhaps you live near to us. So we could not make a promise not to fight against you.’
Read all of Joshua 9Joshua 9:5 word by word
וּנְעָל֨וֹת בָּל֤וֹת וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת בָּל֖וֹת עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְכֹל֙ לֶ֣חֶם צֵידָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה נִקֻּדִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And oldבָּלֶהbâleh · oldH1087
- shoesנַ֫עַלna‛al na‛ălâh · sandalH5275
- and cloutedטָלָאţâlâ' · to spotH2921
- upon their feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- garmentsשַׂלְמָהώalmâh · garmentH8008
- upon them; and all the breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- of their provisionצַ֫יִדtsayid · foodH6718
- was dryיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
- mouldyנִקּוּדniqqûd · crumbH5350
Cross-references for Joshua 9:5
- Joshua 9:13These bags of wine were new, but see how old and spoiled they are now. Our clothes and our shoes have become old as we made our long journey.’
- Deuteronomy 29:5The Lord says, ‘I led you through this desert for 40 years. In all that time, your clothes and your shoes have not become spoiled.
- Deuteronomy 33:25They will use iron and bronze to make the gates of their towns strong. May they be strong for as long as they live.
- Luke 15:22But the father shouted to his servants. “Hurry!” he said. “Fetch the most beautiful coat that we have. Put it on him and also put a ring on his finger. Put shoes on his feet.
Commentaries on Joshua 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Old shoes and clouted - Their sandals, they pretended had been worn out by long and difficult travelling, and they had been obliged to have them frequently patched during the way; their garments also were worn thin; and what remained of their bread was mouldy - spotted with age, or, as our old version has it, bored - pierced with many holes by the vermin which had bred in it, through the length of the time it had been in their sacks; and this is the most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-13Verses 3-13 Other people heard these tidings, and were driven thereby to make war upon Israel; but the Gibeonites were led to make peace with them. Thus the discovery of the glory and the grace of God in the gospel, is to some a savour of life unto life, but to others a savour of death unto death, 2Co 2:16. The same sun softens wax and hardens clay. The falsehood of the Gibeonites cannot be justified. We must not do evil that good may themselves to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6At that time, traveling long distances was difficult, dirty, and dangerous. To succeed in their trick, the Gibeonites needed their supplies, clothes, and food to appear convincing.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-153-15. when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard--This town, as its name imports, was situated on a rocky eminence, about six miles northwest from Jerusalem, where the modern village of El Jib now stands. It was the capital of the Hivites, and a large important city (Jos 10:2). It seems to have formed, in union with a few other towns in the neighborhood, a free independent state (Jos 9:17) and to have enjoyed a republican government (Jos 9:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Joshua 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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