Joshua 9:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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;”

Joshua 9:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 9:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 9:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and old, torn-up and bound up wineskins,”

Joshua 9:4 — World English Bible

Joshua 9:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,”

Joshua 9:4 — American Standard Version

Joshua 9:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,”

Joshua 9:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 9:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“then they also acted with craft, and they went prepared as on a journey, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-flasks, old and rent and tied up;”

Joshua 9:4 — Darby Translation

Joshua 9:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And therefore they wrought craftily: for they went, and fayned themselues ambassadours, and tooke olde sackes vpon their asses, and olde bottels for wine, both rent and bound vp,”

Joshua 9:4 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 9:4 in Context — Joshua 9

2 Juntáronse á una, de un acuerdo, para pelear contra Josué é Israel.

3 Mas los moradores de Gabaón, como oyeron lo que Josué había hecho á Jericó y á Hai,

4 Ellos usaron también de astucia; pues fueron y fingiéronse embajadores, y tomaron sacos viejos sobre sus asnos, y cueros viejos de vino, rotos y remendados,

5 Y zapatos viejos y recosidos en sus pies, con vestidos viejos sobre sí; y todo el pan que traían para el camino, seco y mohoso.

6 Así vinieron á Josué al campo en Gilgal, y dijéronle á él y á los de Israel: Nosotros venimos de tierra muy lejana: haced pues ahora con nosotros alianza.

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What Does Joshua 9:4 Mean?

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