Verse List for JOS 9:4

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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.

OET-LV And_they _made also they with_cunning and_they _went and_they _acted _as _ambassadors and_they _took sacks worn _out for_donkeys _of_their and_skin-bottles _of wine worn _out and_split and_tied _up.

ULT And they acted, they also, with cunning. And they went and acted as envoys and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and worn-out and torn and mended skins of wine,

UST they decided to act differently toward the Israelites than the other kings had. The Gibeonites decided to trick the Israelites. They sent some of their men to be ambassadors for their people. These men gathered old packs and old leather wine bags that people had mended after they had cracked. Then they put these on the backs of their donkeys.

BSB & MSB acted deceptively and set out as envoys,[fn] carrying on their donkeys worn -out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

OEB they went to work craftily. They took provisions in old sacks on their donkeys, and old mended wineskins,

WEBBE & WMBB they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wineskins,

NET they did something clever. They collected some provisions and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.

LSV and they work, even they, with subtlety, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their donkeys, and wine-bottles, old, and split, and bound up,

FBV they decided on a cunning plan. They sent messengers to Joshua, their donkeys wearing worn-out saddles and carrying old wineskins that were torn and patched.

T4T they decided to trick the Israelis. They gathered some old sacks and some old leather wine bags that had been mended after they were cracked, and they put these on the backs of their donkeys.

LEB and they acted on their part with cunning: they went and prepared provisions,[fn] and took worn-out sacks[fn] for their donkeys and old wineskins that were torn and mended.

BBE Acting with deceit, got food together as if for a long journey; and took old food-bags for their asses, and old and cracked wine-skins kept together with cord;

Moff they went to work craftily. They took provisions in old sacks on their asses, and old mended wineskins,

JPS 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, worn and rent and patched up;

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,

DRA Cunningly devising took for themselves provisions, laying old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles rent and sewed up again,

YLT and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

Drby then they also acted with craft, and they went prepared as on a journey, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-flasks, old and rent and tied up;

RV they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, old and rent and bound up;
(they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, old and rent/tear and bound up;)

SLT And they will do in guile, and will go and will lay snares, and will take sacking worn out, for their asses, and leather sacks of wine worn out, and being rent and bound up;

Wbstr They did work craftily, and went and made as if they had been embassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

KJB-1769 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;

KJB-1611 They did worke wilily, and went and made as if they had beene embassadours, and tooke old sackes vpon their asses, and wine-bottels, old, and rent, and bound vp,
(They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-bottels, old, and rent, and bound up,)

Bshps And they dyd worke wylylye, & went and made them selues embassadours, and toke olde sackes vpon their asses, & wine bottels old, both rent & boude vp:
(And they did work wylylye, and went and made themselves ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles old, both rent/tear and boude up:)

Gnva And therefore they wrought craftily: for they went, and fayned themselues ambassadours, and tooke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde bottels for wine, both rent and bound vp,
(And therefore they wrought/done craftily: for they went, and fayned themselves ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and old bottles for wine, both rent/tear and bound up,)

Cvdl they dealte craftely, wete on their waie, and made a message, and toke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde rente wyne botels,
(they dealt craftily, went on their way, and made a message, and took old sacks upon their asses, and old rent/tear wine botels,)

Wycl and token to hem silf metis, and puttyden elde sackis on assis, and wyn botels brokun and sewid, and ful elde schoon,
(and token/sign to themself meats, and puttyden old sackis on assis, and wine botels broken and sewid, and full old shoes,)

Luth gingen hin und schickten eine Botschaft und nahmen alte Säcke auf ihre Esel
(went there/therefore and sent a/one message/news and took old sackcloth on/in/to their/her donkey)

ClVg et callide cogitantes, tulerunt sibi cibaria, saccos veteres asinis imponentes, et utres vinarios scissos atque consutos,
(and callide thinking, they_took to_himself food, bag/sacks old_people donkeys imposees, and bottles vinarios you_knowsos and_yet consutos,)

UHB וַ⁠יַּעֲשׂ֤וּ גַם־הֵ֨מָּה֙ בְּ⁠עָרְמָ֔ה וַ⁠יֵּלְכ֖וּ וַ⁠יִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ וַ⁠יִּקְח֞וּ שַׂקִּ֤ים בָּלִים֙ לַ⁠חֲמ֣וֹרֵי⁠הֶ֔ם וְ⁠נֹאד֥וֹת יַ֨יִן֙ בָּלִ֔ים וּ⁠מְבֻקָּעִ֖ים וּ⁠מְצֹרָרִֽים׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐποίησαν καί γε αὐτοὶ μετὰ πανουργίας· καὶ ἐλθόντες ἐπεσιτίσαντο καὶ ἡτοιμάσαντο· καὶ λαβόντες σάκκους παλαιοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν ὤμων αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀσκοὺς οἴνου παλαιοὺς καὶ κατεῤῥωγότας ἀποδεδεμένους,

BrTr And they also wrought craftily, and they went and made provision and prepared themselves; and having taken old sacks on their shoulders, and old and rent and patched bottles of wine,