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All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/joshua/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/joshua/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/joshua/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry <i>and</i> mouldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/joshua/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />old and patched sandals on their feet, and old garments on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry <i>and</i> moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/joshua/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry <i>and</i> had become crumbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry and had become crumbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/joshua/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision was dry <i>and</i> had become crumbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/joshua/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes on themselves; and all the bread of their provision <i>was</i> dry <i>and</i> was crumbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/joshua/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and worn-out and patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes; and all their supply of food was dry and had turned to crumbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/joshua/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They wore old, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies. Their entire provision of bread was dry and crumbly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/joshua/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They wore old, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies. Their entire provision of bread was dry and crumbly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/joshua/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/joshua/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Their sandals were old and patched, and their clothes were worn out. They even took along some dry and crumbly bread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/joshua/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/joshua/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their sandals were worn-out and repaired, and their clothes were tattered. All their bread was dried out and crumbling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/joshua/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They put on ragged clothes and worn-out sandals that had been mended. The bread they took with them was dry and moldy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/joshua/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />worn-out, patched sandals for their feet, and worn-out clothes. All of their food was dried out and covered in mold. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/joshua/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/joshua/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread was dry and hard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/joshua/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and old and patched shoes on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/joshua/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And old shoes and patched upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/joshua/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/joshua/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments on them, and all the bread of their provision is dry—it was crumbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/joshua/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry -- it was crumbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/joshua/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And shoes worn out and mended, upon their feet, and garments worn out upon them; and all the bread of their food dry; it was crumbs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/joshua/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/joshua/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/joshua/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They wore old, patched sandals and shabby garments; and all the bread they took was dry and crumbly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/joshua/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes; and all their provisions were dry and moldy.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/joshua/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They put on old shoes, or bound their feet with sandals, and dressed in old garments; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/joshua/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And shoes that were worn out and sandals were bound on their feet and they were wearing old robes and the loaves of bread of their provisions were dried up and it was moldy<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/joshua/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/joshua/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the upper part of their shoes and their sandals old and clouted on their feet, and their garments old upon them - and the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy and corrupt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/joshua/9-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2150" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/joshua/9.htm">The Deceit of the Gibeonites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1087.htm" title="1087: bā·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Worn-out. From balah; worn out.">They put worn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2921.htm" title="2921: ū·mə·ṭul·lā·’ō·wṯ (Conj-w:: V-Pual-Prtcpl-fp) -- To patch, spot. A primitive root; properly, to cover with pieces; i.e. to spot or variegate.">patched</a> <a href="/hebrew/5275.htm" title="5275: ū·nə·‘ā·lō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A sandal, shoe. Or na;alah; from na'al; properly, a sandal tongue; by extens. A sandal or slipper.">sandals</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: bə·raḡ·lê·hem (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">on their feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/1087.htm" title="1087: bā·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Worn-out. From balah; worn out.">and threadbare</a> <a href="/hebrew/8008.htm" title="8008: ū·śə·lā·mō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fp) -- A wrapper, mantle. Transp. For simlah; a dress.">clothing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on their bodies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and their whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/6718.htm" title="6718: ṣê·ḏām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The chase, game, lunch. From a form of tsuwd and meaning the same; the chase; also game; lunch.">supply</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">of bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: yā·ḇêš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">was dry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5350.htm" title="5350: niq·qu·ḏîm (N-mp) -- Perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles, crumbs. From the same as naqod; a crumb; also a biscuit.">and moldy.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></span><br />For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-5.htm">1 Samuel 21:5-6</a></span><br />David answered, “Women have indeed been kept from us, as is usual when I set out. And the bodies of the young men are holy even on common missions. How much more so today!” / So the priest gave him the consecrated bread, since there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which had been removed from before the LORD and replaced with hot bread on the day it was taken away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Matthew 9:16-17</a></span><br />No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. For the patch will pull away from the garment, and a worse tear will result. / Neither do men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Mark 2:21-22</a></span><br />No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment. If he does, the new piece will pull away from the old, and a worse tear will result. / And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the wineskins will be ruined. Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-36.htm">Luke 5:36-39</a></span><br />He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old. / And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined. / Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-20.htm">2 Samuel 12:20</a></span><br />Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/13-18.htm">1 Kings 13:18</a></span><br />Then the prophet replied, “I too am a prophet like you, and an angel spoke to me by the word of the LORD, saying, ‘Bring him back with you to your house, so that he may eat bread and drink water.’” The old prophet was lying to him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-5.htm">2 Kings 5:5-7</a></span><br />“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing. / And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.” / When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-21.htm">Nehemiah 9:21</a></span><br />For forty years You sustained them in the wilderness, so that they lacked nothing. Their clothes did not wear out and their feet did not swell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-22.htm">Isaiah 3:22</a></span><br />their festive robes, capes, cloaks, and purses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-10.htm">Jeremiah 38:10-12</a></span><br />So the king commanded Ebed-melech the Cushite, “Take thirty men from here with you and pull Jeremiah the prophet out of the cistern before he dies.” / Then Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the king’s palace, to a place below the storehouse. From there he took old rags and worn-out clothes and lowered them with ropes to Jeremiah in the cistern. / Ebed-melech the Cushite cried out to Jeremiah, “Put these worn-out rags and clothes under your arms to pad the ropes.” Jeremiah did so,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-17.htm">Ezekiel 44:17-18</a></span><br />When they enter the gates of the inner court, they are to wear linen garments; they must not wear anything made of wool when they minister at the gates of the inner court or inside the temple. / They are to wear linen turbans on their heads and linen undergarments around their waists. They must not wear anything that makes them perspire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Hosea 7:8-9</a></span><br />Ephraim mixes with the nations; Ephraim is an unturned cake. / Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And old shoes and clouted on their feet, and old garments on them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and moldy.</p><p class="hdg">old shoes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Joshua 9:13</a></b></br> And these bottles of wine, which we filled, <i>were</i> new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Deuteronomy 29:5</a></b></br> And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-25.htm">Deuteronomy 33:25</a></b></br> Thy shoes <i>shall be</i> iron and brass; and as thy days, <i>so shall</i> thy strength <i>be</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/7-12.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-6.htm">Crumbled</a> <a href="/luke/16-21.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/joshua/4-23.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Moldy</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Mouldy</a> <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Patched</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-4.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/joshua/5-15.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/joshua/9-2.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/37-23.htm">Wore</a> <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Worn</a> <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Worn-Out</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Backs</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Crumbled</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Crumbs</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Moldy</a> <a href="/joshua/9-12.htm">Mouldy</a> <a href="/joshua/9-4.htm">Patched</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">Provision</a> <a href="/joshua/9-11.htm">Provisions</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/joshua/10-5.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-5.htm">Wore</a> <a href="/joshua/9-13.htm">Worn</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-11.htm">Worn-Out</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-1.htm">The kings combine against Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-3.htm">The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/joshua/9-22.htm">They are condemned to perpetual bondage</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They put worn, patched sandals on their feet</b><br>This phrase highlights the deceptive strategy employed by the Gibeonites to trick the Israelites into making a covenant with them. The worn and patched sandals suggest a long journey, implying they came from a distant land, which was part of their ruse. In the ancient Near East, footwear was a significant indicator of one's status and journey. The Israelites, having recently crossed the Jordan and conquered Jericho and Ai, were wary of local inhabitants but might have been more trusting of distant travelers. This deception reflects the broader biblical theme of appearances versus reality, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God reminds Samuel that He looks at the heart, not outward appearances.<p><b>and threadbare clothing on their bodies</b><br>The threadbare clothing further supports the Gibeonites' claim of having traveled from afar. In the cultural context of the time, clothing was a valuable commodity, often repaired and reused until it was no longer serviceable. The Gibeonites' choice to wear such clothing was a calculated move to reinforce their story. This act of deception can be compared to Jacob's deception of Isaac in <a href="/genesis/27.htm">Genesis 27</a>, where outward appearances were manipulated to achieve a desired outcome. The Israelites' failure to discern the truth here serves as a cautionary tale about the importance of seeking divine guidance in decision-making.<p><b>and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy</b><br>The dry and moldy bread was another element of the Gibeonites' deception, intended to convince the Israelites of their long journey. In the ancient world, bread was a staple food, and its condition would have been a clear indicator of the time elapsed since it was baked. This detail underscores the lengths to which the Gibeonites went to ensure their survival, as they feared the fate of other Canaanite cities. The Israelites' acceptance of this evidence without seeking God's counsel parallels other biblical instances where reliance on human wisdom leads to error, such as in the case of the Israelites' initial defeat at Ai (Joshua 7). This narrative also foreshadows the necessity of spiritual discernment, a theme echoed in the New Testament, where believers are urged to test everything and hold onto what is good (<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/gibeonites.htm">Gibeonites</a></b><br>A group of people from the city of Gibeon who, fearing the Israelites, resorted to deception to secure a peace treaty with them.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who was responsible for leading the people into the Promised Land and making decisions regarding treaties and warfare.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who were commanded to conquer the land of Canaan and were warned against making covenants with the inhabitants of the land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land promised to the Israelites by God, which they were in the process of conquering under Joshua's leadership.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/deception_event.htm">Deception Event</a></b><br>The Gibeonites' act of deception, where they disguised themselves as travelers from a distant land to make a treaty with Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_decision-making.htm">Discernment in Decision-Making</a></b><br>The Israelites failed to seek God's guidance before making a treaty with the Gibeonites. This teaches us the importance of seeking divine wisdom in our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_deception.htm">Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>The Gibeonites' deception led to a lasting covenant with Israel, illustrating how deceit can have long-term implications.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_grace.htm">God's Sovereignty and Grace</a></b><br>Despite the deception, God used the situation for His purposes, showing His ability to work through human mistakes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>The Israelites were commanded not to make covenants with the inhabitants of the land. This highlights the importance of adhering to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_appearances.htm">The Role of Appearances</a></b><br>The Gibeonites' worn-out appearance deceived the Israelites, reminding us that appearances can be misleading and the need for spiritual discernment.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_prophecy_have_dual_fulfillment.htm">What is Gibeon's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/deut._8_4__can_clothes_last_40_years.htm">Deuteronomy 8:4 - Is it believable, from a physical standpoint, that clothing and footwear remained intact for four decades?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_gilgal_as_israel's_'disgrace'_site.htm">Joshua 5:9: Is there any historical or archaeological evidence that this site, Gilgal, was ever known or marked as the place where Israel's 'disgrace' was removed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_gibeonites.htm">What is the identity of the Gibeonites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/joshua/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Clouted</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> patched.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/joshua/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shoes</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">things tied on</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, sandals, attached with straps to the sole of the foot. <span class="cmt_word">Clouted</span>, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, patched. The intensive Pual suggests that they were <span class="accented">very much</span> patched. The participle Kal is translated "spotted" in <a href="/genesis/30-32.htm">Genesis 30:32, 33, 35</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Mouldy</span>. <span class="hebrew">נִקֻּדִים</span> literally, <span class="accented">marked with points, i.e.</span>, mildewed, <span class="accented">Provision</span> <span class="hebrew">צֵידָם</span>. "Proprie vendtionem" (Vatablus). "Panis enim mucidus punctis respersus est albis viridibus et nigris" (Rabbi David, <span class="accented">in libro Radicum</span>). So the LXX., Theodotion, and Luther. This gives a better sense and more according to the derivation than the interpretation <span class="accented">crumbs of bread</span>, given by Gesenius and Keil, after Aquila, Symmachus, and the Vulgate, which has "<span class="accented">in fustra comminuti."</span> The <span class="accented">cracknels</span> (the same word in Hebrew as here) in <a href="/1_kings/14-3.htm">1 Kings 14:3</a> were probably biscuits marked with points by a sharp pointed instrument, in the same way as the Jewish passover cakes are at the present day. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/joshua/9-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They put worn,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּל֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1087.htm">Strong's 1087: </a> </span><span class="str2">Worn out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">patched</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ṭul·lā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2921.htm">Strong's 2921: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover with pieces, to spot, variegate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sandals</span><br /><span class="heb">וּנְעָל֨וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·‘ā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5275.htm">Strong's 5275: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on their feet</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·raḡ·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and threadbare</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּל֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1087.htm">Strong's 1087: </a> </span><span class="str2">Worn out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clothing</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·śə·lā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8008.htm">Strong's 8008: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wrapper, mantle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on [their bodies],</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and their whole</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">supply</span><br /><span class="heb">צֵידָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṣê·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6720.htm">Strong's 6720: </a> </span><span class="str2">Provision, food</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of bread</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֣חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was dry</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] moldy.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקֻּדִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qu·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5350.htm">Strong's 5350: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps what is crumbled or easily crumbles, crumbs</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/joshua/9-5.htm">Joshua 9:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/joshua/9-5.htm">OT History: Joshua 9:5 And old and patched shoes on their (Josh. 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