JOS 9:4 Parallel Verse View

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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.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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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 kateɽɽōgotas apodedemenous, )

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,

ULT And they, even they, acted 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.[fn]

Instead of acted as envoys, some versions have, took provisions.

UST they decided to trick the Israelites. They sent some of their men who pretended to be ambassadors for their people. These men 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.

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

OEB No OEB JOS 9:4 verse available

WEBBE 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,

WMBB (Same as above)

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.

9:4 The Hebrew is difficult here. Some ancient manuscripts read, “they sent out a delegation/an envoy”

9:4 Or “sackcloths”

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;

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 embassadours, and took old sackes 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 embassadours, and took old sackes upon their asses, and wine bottels old, both rent 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 ambassadours, and took old sackes upon their asses, and old bottels for wine, both rent 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 dealte craftely, went on their waie, and made a message, and took old sackes upon their asses, and old rente 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 to them self metis, and puttyden elde sackis on assis, and wyn botels brokun and sewid, and full elde schoon,)

Luth gingen hin und schickten eine Botschaft und nahmen alte Säcke auf ihre Esel
(gingen there and schickten one Botschaft and took alte Säcke on their/her Esel)

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

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”

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