New Living Translation
Joshua 9:5
5They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.
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
3But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, 4they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins. They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy. 6When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask you to make a peace treaty with us.” 7The Israelites replied to these Hivites, “How do we know you don’t live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with 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 wineskins were new when we filled them, but now they are old and split open. And our clothing and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
- Deuteronomy 29:5For forty years I led you through the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days.”
- Luke 15:22“But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for 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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