Joshua

Joshua 9:4

⁴acted deceptively and set out as envoys,^c carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

Footnotes

c 9:4 Or set out with provisions

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
acted deceptively	וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
and set out	וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
as envoys	וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ	way·yiṣ·ṭay·yā·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6737 envoy, messenger
carrying	וַיִּקְח֞וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
on their donkeys	לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם	la·ḥă·mō·w·rê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2543 heap
worn-out	בָּלִים֙	bā·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1087 worn out
sacks	שַׂקִּ֤ים	śaq·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and old	בָּלִ֔ים	bā·lîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H1087 worn out
wineskins	וְנֹאד֥וֹת	wə·nō·ḏō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4997 skin-bottle, skin
cracked	וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים	ū·mə·ḇuq·qā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H1234 cleave, break open or through
and mended	וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃	ū·mə·ṣō·rā·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped

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Luke 16:8 · Mark 2:22 · Luke 5:37–38 · Matthew 10:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.