Joshua 9:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
they alsoגַם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
actedוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ
(vai·ya·'a·su)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
craftilyבְּעָרְמָ֔ה
(be·'a·re·mah,)
6195: craftiness, prudencefrom arom
and setוַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
out as envoys,וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ
(vai·yitz·tai·ya·ru;)
6737: to act as envoydenominative verb from tsir
and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּ
(vai·yik·chu)
3947: to takea prim. root
worn-outבָּלִים֙
(ba·lim)
1087: worn-outfrom balah
sacksשַׂקִּ֤ים
(sak·kim)
8242: sack, sackclothof uncertain derivation
on their donkeys,לַחֲמֹ֣ורֵיהֶ֔ם
(la·cha·mo·v·rei·hem,)
2543: a male assfrom chamar
and wineskinsוְנֹאדֹ֥ות
(ve·no·do·vt)
4997: a skin bottle, skinof uncertain derivation
worn-outבָּלִ֔ים
(ba·lim,)
1087: worn-outfrom balah
and tornוּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים
(u·me·vuk·ka·'im)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
and mended,וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃
(u·me·tzo·ra·rim.)
6887a: to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or crampeda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
They did work
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
wilily
`ormah  (or-maw')
trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion -- guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.
and went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and made as if they had been ambassadors
tsayar  (tsaw-yar')
to make an errand, i.e. betake oneself -- make as if...had been ambassador.
and took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
old
baleh  (baw-leh')
worn out -- old.
sacks
saq  (sak)
a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.) -- sack(-cloth, -clothes).
upon their asses
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.
and wine
yayin  (yah'-yin)
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication -- banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).
bottles
no'd  (node)
a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids) -- bottle.
old
baleh  (baw-leh')
worn out -- old.
and rent
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
and bound up
tsarar  (tsaw-rar')
to cramp, literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
they also acted craftily and set out as envoys, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out and torn and mended,

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

International Standard Version
they took the initiative by preparing their provisions shrewdly: they took tattered sacks for their donkeys, worn-out, torn, and mended wineskins,

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
they devised a scheme. They posed as messengers. They took worn-out sacks on their donkeys. Their wineskins were old, split, and patched.

King James 2000 Bible
They did work craftily, and went and made as if they were ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their donkeys, and wine skins, old, and torn, and mended;
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