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Joshua 9:2-4
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Joshua 9:2-4
New English Translation
2 they formed an alliance to fight against Joshua and Israel.[a]
3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho and Ai, 4 they did something clever. They collected some provisions[b] and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched.
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- Joshua 9:2 tn Heb “they gathered together to fight against Joshua and Israel [with] one mouth.”
- Joshua 9:4 tc Heb “and they went and [?].” The root and meaning of the verb form יִצְטַיָּרוּ (yitstayyaru) are uncertain. The Hebrew text form most likely should be יִצְטַיָּדוּ (yitstayyadu), read by some Hebrew mss and ancient versions, from the root צוּד (tsud, “take provisions,” BDB 845 s.v. II צוד) which also occurs in v. 11. Note NRSV “they went and prepared provisions”; cf. NEB “They went and disguised themselves”; NIV “they went as a delegation.”
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