And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.
They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.
and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry--it was crumbs.
and old and patched sandals upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry [and] mouldy.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJoshua — The entry narrative — Israel crosses the Jordan, takes the Land through three conquest campaigns, and renews covenant at Shechem. The hinge between Torah's promises and the historical record of those promises unfolding.
- Author
- Joshua himself at least in part (24:26 — ‘Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God’); later editorial framing traditional
- Date
- Events c. 1400 BC (early) or 1230 BC (late); compilation across the early-monarchy period