So our elders (leaders) and our people said to us, ‘Take enough food for your journey. Go and meet with the people of Israel. Tell them, “We are your servants. Make a peace agreement with us.”’
Joshua 9:12 - Easy To Read Version “See our bread! When we left home it was warm and fresh. But now you can see that it is dry and old. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we set out to go to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become moldy. American Standard Version (1901) This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and is become mouldy: Common English Bible This is our bread. On the day we left to come to you we took it warm from our houses as supplies. But now here it is, dried up and crumbly. Catholic Public Domain Version Lo, the loaves were taken up warm when we departed from our houses, so that we might come to you. Now they have become dry and broken, due to age. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, these loaves we took hot, when we set out from our houses to come to you: now they are become dry, and broken in pieces, by being exceeding old. |
So our elders (leaders) and our people said to us, ‘Take enough food for your journey. Go and meet with the people of Israel. Tell them, “We are your servants. Make a peace agreement with us.”’
See our wineskins! When we left home they were new and filled with wine. Now you can see that they are cracked and old. See our clothes and sandals! You can see that the long journey has almost destroyed the things we wear.”