Joshua 9 · Verse 13

Joshua 9:13

And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
Joshua 9:13, King James Version

Joshua 9:13 in other translations

BSBThese wineskins were new when we filled them, but look, they are cracked. And these clothes and sandals are worn out from our very long journey.”
WEBThese wineskins, which we filled, were new; and behold, they are torn. These our garments and our sandals have become old because of the very long journey.”
ASVand these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
YLTand these are the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'
DARBYAnd these flasks of wine which we filled new, behold, they are rent; and these our garments and our sandals are become old by reason of the very long journey.
BBEAnd these wine-skins were new when we put the wine in them, and now they are cracked as you see; and our clothing and our shoes have become old because of our very long journey here.
WebsterAnd these bottles of wine which we filled, were new, and behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

What does Joshua 9:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Joshua 9:3-15

Jos 9:3-15. The Gibeonites Obtain a League by Craft. 3-15. when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard--This town, as its name imports, was situated on a rocky eminence, about six miles northwest from Jerusalem, where the modern village of El Jib now stands. It was the capital of the Hivites, and a large important city (Jos 10:2). It seems to have formed, in union with a few other towns in the neighborhood, a free…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Joshua 9:3-13

Other people heard these tidings, and were driven thereby to make war upon Israel; but the Gibeonites were led to make peace with them. Thus the discovery of the glory and the grace of God in the gospel, is to some a savour of life unto life, but to others a savour of death unto death, 2Co 2:16. The same sun softens wax and hardens clay. The falsehood of the Gibeonites cannot be justified. We must not do evil that…

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Joshua 9:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאֵ֨לֶּהve.'E.lehand theseH428
נֹאד֤וֹתno.Dot[the] skin-bottles ofH4997
הַיַּ֙יִן֙hai.Ya.yin<the> wineH3196
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
מִלֵּ֣אנוּmi.Le.nuwe filledH4390
חֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.ShimnewH2319
וְהִנֵּ֖הve.hi.Nehand here!H2009
הִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּhit.ba.Ka.'uthey have splitH1234
וְאֵ֤לֶּהve.'E.lehand theseH428
שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙sal.mo.Tei.nugarments ourH8008
וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּu.ne.'a.Lei.nuand sandals ourH5275
בָּל֕וּba.Luthey have worn outH1086
מֵרֹ֥בme.Rofrom [the] greatness ofH7230
הַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhthe journeyH1870
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdveryH3966

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Joshua 9:12

    This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

  • Joshua 9:13

    And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

  • Joshua 9:14

    And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the Lord.

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Joshua 9:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Estos cueros de vino también los henchimos nuevos; helos aquí ya rotos: también estos nuestros vestidos y nuestros zapatos están ya viejos á causa de lo muy largo del camino.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ce sont ici les outres à vin que nous avions remplies neuves; et voici, elles se sont crevassées; et ce sont ici nos habits et nos sandales qui sont vieillis à cause de la grande longueur de la route.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und diese Weinschläuche, die wir neu gefüllt hatten, siehe da, sie sind geborsten; und diese unsere Kleider und unsere Schuhe sind abgenutzt infolge des sehr langen Weges. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Utres vini novos implevimus; nunc rupti sunt et soluti. Vestes et calceamenta quibus induimur, et quæ habemus in pedibus, ob longitudinem longioris viæ trita sunt, et pene consumpta.