¹² “This bread was hot from the ovens when we left our homes. But now, as you can see, it is dry and moldy.

⁴ they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins. ⁵ They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.