Parallel JOS 9:4

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

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OEB No OEB JOS 9:4 verse available

WEB 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 wine skins,

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 wineskinsthat were torn and mended.

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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;

MOF 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,

DBY 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;

WBS 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 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;

BB 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 embassadours, and took old sackes upon their asses, and wine bottels old, both rent and boude up:)

GNV 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 ambassadours, and took old sackes upon their asses, and old bottels for wine, both rent and bound up, )

CB they dealte craftely, wete on their waie, and made a message, and toke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde rente wyne botels,
  (they dealte craftely, went on their waie, and made a message, and took old sackes upon their asses, and old rente wyne botels,)

WYC and token to hem silf metis, and puttyden elde sackis on assis, and wyn botels brokun and sewid, and ful elde schoon,
  (and token to them self metis, and puttyden elde sackis on assis, and wyn botels brokun and sewid, and full elde schoon,)

LUT gingen hin und schickten eine Botschaft und nahmen alte Säcke auf ihre Esel
  (gingen there and schickten one Botschaft and took alte Säcke on ihre Esel)

CLV et callide cogitantes, tulerunt sibi cibaria, saccos veteres asinis imponentes, et utres vinarios scissos atque consutos,
  (and callide cogitantes, tulerunt sibi cibaria, saccos veteres asinis imponentes, and utres vinarios scissos atque consutos, )

BRN 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,

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,
  (Kai epoiaʸsan kai ge autoi meta panourgias; kai elthontes epesitisanto kai haʸtoimasanto; kai labontes sakkous palaious epi tōn ōmōn autōn, kai askous oinou palaious kai kateῤɽōgotas apodedemenous, )