and, these leathern wine bottles, which we filled new, lo! also, they are rent,—and, as for these our mantles and our sandals, they are worn out, by reason of the very long journey.
So they took their journey unto Joshua, unto the camp, at Gilgal,—and said unto him, and unto the men of Israel, From a far country, are we come, Now, therefore, solemnise with us a covenant.
This our bread, took we, hot, for our provision, out of our houses, on the day we came forth to journey unto you,—but, now, lo! it is dry, yea it is broken;