Joshua 9:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 9:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
גַם
gam
H1571
also
הֵ֨מָּה֙
hêm
H1992
they
בְּעָרְמָ֔ה
ʻormâh
H6195
prudence
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ
tsâyar
H6737
to provision
וַיִּקְח֞וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
שַׂקִּ֤ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
בָּלִים֙
bâleh
H1087
worn out
לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
וְנֹאד֥וֹת
nôʼd
H4997
skin bottle
יַ֨יִן֙
yayin
H3196
wine
בָּלִ֔ים
bâleh
H1087
worn out
וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
וּמְצֹרָרִֽים
tsârar
H6887
to bind
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World English Bible Public Domain
they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wine-skins, old and torn and bound up,
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King James Version Public Domain
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;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they acted, they also, with cunning. And they went and acted as envoys and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys and worn-out and torn and mended skins of wine,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).