The Meaning of Joshua 9:13 Explained

Joshua 9:13

KJV: And these bottles of wine, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

YLT: and these are the wine-bottles which we filled, new, and lo, they have rent; and these, our garments and our sandals, have become old, from the exceeding greatness of the way.'

Darby: And these flasks of wine which we filled new, behold, they are rent; and these our garments and our sandals are become old by reason of the very long journey.

ASV: and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And these bottles  of wine,  which we filled,  [were] new;  and, behold, they be rent:  and these our garments  and our shoes  are become old  by reason of the very  long  journey. 

What does Joshua 9:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Joshua 9:1-15 - Deceived By The Gibeonites
The presence of common peril forced the nations of Canaan to combine for self-preservation. Would that the various sections of the visible Church might see their way to a similar policy in view of the evil in the world!
Gibeon lay five miles north of Jerusalem. The name means "built on a hill." The Church has suffered more from the wiles of the devil than from his attacks. The deceitfulness of sin is most to be dreaded. Better to meet Caiaphas than Judas, and a black devil than a white one.
How often we act without asking the counsel of God! Yet when once an oath is taken which does not absolutely conflict with morality, God holds us to it, 2 Samuel 21:1. By this impressive instance we are taught to wait on God before making our decisions, which are apt to become irrevocable, Psalms 127:2. [source]

Chapter Summary: Joshua 9

1  The kings combine against Israel
3  The Gibeonites by craft obtain a league
22  They are condemned to perpetual bondage

What do the individual words in Joshua 9:13 mean?

And these wineskins of wine that [were] we filled new and see they are torn our garments and our sandals have become old because of much the journey very
וְאֵ֨לֶּה נֹאד֤וֹת הַיַּ֙יִן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִלֵּ֣אנוּ חֲדָשִׁ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֖ה הִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ בָּל֕וּ מֵרֹ֥ב הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ מְאֹֽד

וְאֵ֨לֶּה  And  these 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
נֹאד֤וֹת  wineskins 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: נׄאד  
Sense: skin, bottle, skin-bottle.
הַיַּ֙יִן֙  of  wine 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יַיִן  
Sense: wine.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that  [were] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
מִלֵּ֣אנוּ  we  filled 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים  new 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָדָשׁ  
Sense: new, new thing, fresh.
וְהִנֵּ֖ה  and  see 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
הִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ  they  are  torn 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּקַע  
Sense: to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear.
שַׂלְמוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙  our  garments 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: שַׂלְמָה  
Sense: garment, outer garment, wrapper, mantle.
וּנְעָלֵ֔ינוּ  and  our  sandals 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common plural
Root: נַעַל  
Sense: sandal, shoe.
בָּל֕וּ  have  become  old 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: בָּלָה  
Sense: to wear out, become old.
מֵרֹ֥ב  because  of  much 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ  the  journey 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
מְאֹֽד  very 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.

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