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OET (OET-LV) And_they_made also they in/on/at/with_cunning and_went and_prepared_provisions and_they_took sacks worn_out for_donkeys_their and_skins_of of_wine worn_out and_torn and_mended.
OET (OET-RV) they decided to use cunning instead. They found old, worn-out sacks to throw over their donkeys and old, worn-out wineskins that had been torn and mended, then sent men to act as ambassadors.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ גַם־ הֵ֨מָּה֙ בְּעָרְמָ֔ה
and=they_made also/even they(emph) in/on/at/with,cunning
The word also does not indicate that the other kings had acted with cunning and the people of Gibeon did the same. Rather, the idea is that the other kings acted by joining forces to fight the Israelites, and the people of Gibeon also acted, but with cunning rather than by fighting. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. “And they also took action, but unlike the other kings, they did not prepare to fight; they used cunning”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
בְּעָרְמָ֔ה
in/on/at/with,cunning
If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of cunning, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “craftily”
9:1-27 Joshua once again failed to consult God (9:14; cp. 7:2-4), this time over an unexpected request. Other ancient Near Eastern accounts tell only of a leader’s triumphs; this author also recorded the shortcomings of Joshua and Israel’s elders. The real hero of the story is God, whose accomplishments the author wished to tell.
OET (OET-LV) And_they_made also they in/on/at/with_cunning and_went and_prepared_provisions and_they_took sacks worn_out for_donkeys_their and_skins_of of_wine worn_out and_torn and_mended.
OET (OET-RV) they decided to use cunning instead. They found old, worn-out sacks to throw over their donkeys and old, worn-out wineskins that had been torn and mended, then sent men to act as ambassadors.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.