“But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
Joshua 9:5 - Tree of Life Version along with worn-out, patched up sandals on their feet and worn-out clothes on them. All the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbly. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And old and patched shoes on their feet and wearing old garments; and all their supply of food was dry and moldy. American Standard Version (1901) and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy. Common English Bible They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and were wearing worn-out clothes. All the bread in their supplies was dry and crumbly. Catholic Public Domain Version and having very old shoes, which had been sewn with patches indicating their age, and being clothed in old garments, having also loaves, which they carried as food for the journey, which were hard and broken into pieces. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And very old shoes, which for a show of age were clouted with patches, and old garments upon them. The leaves also, which they carried for provisions by the way, were hard, and broken into pieces. |
“But the father said to his slaves, ‘Quick! Bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.
Bread you have not eaten and wine and strong drink you have not drunk—in order that you may know that I am Adonai your God.
The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze. As your days, so will your strength be.’
This is our bread, which was hot when we took it for our provision from our homes on the day we left to come to you, but now behold, it is dry and crumbly.
And these wineskins, which we were new when we filled them, but now see, they are cracked. Also these our garments and our sandals are worn-out because of the very long journey.”
they acted craftily. They went and traveled as ambassadors, took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and worn-out wine skins, cracked and patched up,
Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. So now, make a treaty-covenant with us.”