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12 This bread of ours was warm when we packed it in our homes the day we started out to meet you,[a] but now it is dry and hard.[b] 13 These wineskins we filled were brand new, but look how they have ripped. Our clothes and sandals have worn out because it has been a very long journey.” 14 The men examined[c] some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 9:12 tn Heb “in the day we went out to come to you.”
  2. Joshua 9:12 tn Or “moldy.”
  3. Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “took.” This probably means they tasted some of the food to make sure it was stale.
  4. Joshua 9:14 tn Heb “but they did not ask the mouth of the Lord.” This refers to seeking the Lord’s will and guidance through an oracle.