The Meaning of Joshua 9:5 Explained

Joshua 9:5

KJV: And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

YLT: and sandals, old and patched, on their feet, and old garments upon them, and all the bread of their provision is dry -- it was crumbs.

Darby: and old and patched sandals upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

ASV: and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And old  shoes  and clouted  upon their feet,  and old  garments  upon them; and all the bread  of their provision  was dry  [and] mouldy. 

What does Joshua 9:5 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 9:5 mean?

and sandals old and patched on their feet and garments on themselves and all the bread of their provision was dry had become [and] moldy
וּנְעָל֨וֹת בָּל֤וֹת וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙ בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְכֹל֙ לֶ֣חֶם צֵידָ֔ם יָבֵ֖שׁ הָיָ֥ה נִקֻּדִֽים

וּנְעָל֨וֹת  and  sandals 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: נַעַל  
Sense: sandal, shoe.
בָּל֤וֹת  old 
Parse: Adjective, feminine plural
Root: בָּלֶה  
Sense: worn out, old.
וּמְטֻלָּאוֹת֙  and  patched 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Pual, Participle, feminine plural
Root: טָלָא  
Sense: to patch, spot, be spotted, be coloured.
בְּרַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם  on  their  feet 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc, third person masculine plural
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
וּשְׂלָמ֥וֹת  and  garments 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural
Root: שַׂלְמָה  
Sense: garment, outer garment, wrapper, mantle.
עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם  on  themselves 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וְכֹל֙  and  all 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
לֶ֣חֶם  the  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
צֵידָ֔ם  of  their  provision 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: צֵידָה  
Sense: provision, food.
יָבֵ֖שׁ  was  dry 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָבֵשׁ  
Sense: to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered.
הָיָ֥ה  had  become 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
נִקֻּדִֽים  [and]  moldy 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: נִקֻּדִים  
Sense: crumbled thing, thing easily crumbled, crumbs.

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