Joshua 9:4
acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,
KJV
They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
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Commentary
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ | vai.ya.'a.Su | and they acted | H6213 → |
| גַם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → |
| הֵ֙מָּה֙ | he.mah | they | H1992 → |
| בְּעָרְמָ֔ה | be.'a.re.Mah | with cunning | H6195 → |
| וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vai.ye.le.Khu | and they went | H1980 → |
| וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ | vai.yitz.tai.Ya.ru | and they acted as ambassadors | H6737 → |
| וַיִּקְח֞וּ | vai.yik.Chu | and they took | H3947 → |
| שַׂקִּ֤ים | sa.Kim | sacks | H8242 → |
| בָּלִים֙ | ba.Lim | worn out | H1087 → |
| לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם | la.cha.Mo.rei.Hem | for donkeys their | H2543 → |
| וְנֹאד֥וֹת | ve.no.Dot | and skin-bottles of | H4997 → |
| יַ֙יִן֙ | ya.yin | wine | H3196 → |
| בָּלִ֔ים | ba.Lim | worn out | H1087 → |
| וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים | u.me.vu.ka.'Im | and split | H1234 → |
| וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ | u.me.tzo.ra.Rim | and tied up | H6887 → |
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