Joshua 9:13

13 These bottles of wine, we also filled new, and, behold, they are rent, and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

Joshua 9:13 Meaning and Commentary

Joshua 9:13

And these bottles of wine, which we filled, [were] new
That is, on the day they came out on their journey:

and, behold, they be rent;
which were owing to the long use that had been made of them, as they pretended:

and these our garments, and our shoes, are become old by reason of the
very long journey:
quite worn out through length of time and tedious travels. Isidore of Pelusium ^F17 thinks these Gibeonites were Cappadocians, of whom he gives a shocking character, and particularly that they were prone to lying and deceit; but his reason for it, that they were of the Philistines, will not hold good.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 L. 1. Ep. 281.

Joshua 9:13 In-Context

11 Therefore, our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, Take provision with you for the journey and go to meet them and say unto them, We are your slaves; therefore, now make ye a covenant with us.

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

13 These bottles of wine, we also filled new, and, behold, they are rent, and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

14 And the men of Israel took of their provision and did not ask counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

15 And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live; also the princes of the congregation swore unto them.