Joshua 9:13 meaning and explanation

These 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.”

Joshua 9:13, Berean Standard Bible

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These are the words of the Gibeonite envoys, spoken to Joshua and the men of Israel at Gilgal. Having heard what Israel's God did to Jericho and Ai, the Gibeonites chose deception over war.

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