King James Version
Joshua 9:5 in the King James Version says “And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and ...” — study this verse from Joshua chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.”
Joshua 9:5 · KJV
And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai,
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;
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.
And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“shoes”
H5275properly, a sandal tongue; by extension a sandal or slipper (sometimes as a symbol of occupancy, a refusal to marry, or of something valueless)
“and clouted”
H2921properly, to cover with pieces; i.e., (by implication) to spot or variegate (as tapestry)
“upon their feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“upon them and all the bread”
H3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
“was dry”
H3001to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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