They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;
They did worke wilily, and went and made as if they had beene embaſſadours, and tooke old ſackes vpon their aſſes, and wine-bottels, old, and rent, and bound vp,
בָּלֶה , adjective, baleh — worn-out (value 37)
H1087,
בָּלֶה bâleh, baw-leh'; from H1086; worn out:—old.Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
בָּקַע , verb, bakaʿ — to cleave, break open or through (value 172)
H1234,
בָּקַע bâqaʻ, baw-kah'; a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open:—make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear
(Qal)
to cleave, cleave open
to break through, break into
(Niphal)
to be cleft, be rent open, be split open
to be broken into
(Piel)
to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open
to break through, break down
(Pual)
to be ripped open, be torn open
to be rent
to be broken into
(Hiphil)
to break into
to break through
(Hophal) to be broken into
(Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder
Used in 50 Verses, 24 Books 51  Occurrence Count
גַּם , adverb, gam — also, moreover, yea (value 43)
H1571,
גַּם gam, gam; by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and:—again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.also, even, indeed, moreover, yea
also, moreover (giving emphasis)
neither, neither...nor (with negative)
even (for stress)
indeed, yea (introducing climax)
also (of correspondence or retribution)
but, yet, though (adversative)
even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)
(TWOT) again, alike
Used in 661 Verses, 37 Books 769  Occurrence Count
הֵם , third person plural masculine personal pronoun, heym — they (value 45)
H1992,
הֵם hêm, haym; or (prolonged) הֵמָּה hêmmâh; masculine plural from H1931; they (only used when emphatic):—it, like, × (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, × so, × such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.they, these, the same, who
Used in 522 Verses, 35 Books 559  Occurrence Count
חֲמוֹר , masculine noun, hamor — a male ass (value 254)
H2543,
חֲמוֹר chămôwr, kham-ore'; or (shortened) חֲמֹר chămôr; from H2560; a male ass (from its dun red):—(he) ass.Used in 93 Verses, 20 Books 96  Occurrence Count
יַיִן , masculine noun, yayin — wine (value 70)
H3196,
יַיִן yayin, yah'-yin; from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication:—banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).Used in 134 Verses, 31 Books 141  Occurrence Count
יָלַךְ , verb, yalakh — again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow, (value 60)
H3212,
יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak'; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 936 Verses, 34 Books 1031  Occurrence Count
לָקַח , verb, lakah — to take (value 138)
H3947,
לָקַח lâqach, law-kakh'; a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications):—accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, × many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away
(Qal)
to take, take in the hand
to take and carry along
to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away
to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept
to take up or upon, put upon
to fetch
to take, lead, conduct
to take, capture, seize
to take, carry off
to take (vengeance)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be taken away, be removed
to be taken, brought unto
(Pual)
to be taken from or out of
to be stolen from
to be taken captive
to be taken away, be removed
(Hophal)
to be taken unto, be brought unto
to be taken out of
to be taken away
(Hithpael)
to take hold of oneself
to flash about (of lightning)
Used in 909 Verses, 32 Books 964  Occurrence Count
נֹאד , masculine noun, nod — a skin bottle, skin (value 55)
H4997,
נֹאד nôʼd, node; or נאוֹד nʼôwdlemma נֹאוד vowel, corrected to נאוֹדxlit nôʼwd corrected to nʼôwd; also (feminine) נֹאדָה nôʼdâh; from an unused root of uncertain signification; a (skin or leather) bag (for fluids):—bottle.skin, bottle, skin-bottle
Used in 6 Verses, 4 Books 6  Occurrence Count
עׇרְמָה , feminine noun, ʿorma — craftiness, prudence (value 315)
H6195,
עׇרְמָה ʻormâh, or-maw'; feminine of H6193; trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion:—guile, prudence, subtilty, wilily, wisdom.shrewdness, craftiness, prudence
Used in 5 Verses, 3 Books 5  Occurrence Count
עָשָׂה , verb, ʿasa — do, make (value 375)
H6213,
עָשָׂה ʻâsâh, aw-saw'; a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application:—accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, × certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, feast, (fight-) ing man, finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, hinder, hold (a feast), × indeed, be industrious, journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, × sacrifice, serve, set, shew, × sin, spend, × surely, take, × thoroughly, trim, × very, vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.to do, fashion, accomplish, make
(Qal)
to do, work, make, produce
to do
to work
to deal (with)
to act, act with effect, effect
to make
to make
to produce
to prepare
to make (an offering)
to attend to, put in order
to observe, celebrate
to acquire (property)
to appoint, ordain, institute
to bring about
to use
to spend, pass
(Niphal)
to be done
to be made
to be produced
to be offered
to be observed
to be used
(Pual) to be made
(Piel) to press, squeeze
Used in 2285 Verses, 39 Books 2610  Occurrence Count
צָיַר , verb, tzayar — to act as envoy (value 300)
H6737,
צָיַר tsâyar, tsaw-yar'; a denominative from H6735 in the sense of ambassador; to make an errand, i.e. betake oneself:—make as if...had been ambassador.(BDB) (Hithpael) to supply oneself with provisions, take as one's provision
(CLBL) to act as envoy
Used in 1 Verse, 1 Book 1  Occurrence Count
צָרַר , verb, tzarar — to bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped (value 490)
H6887,
צָרַר tsârar, tsaw-rar'; a primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive:—adversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound
(Qal)
to bind, tie up, shut up
to be scant, be cramped, be in straits
(Pual) to be bound, be tied up
(Hiphil)
to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon
to suffer distress
to show hostility toward, vex
(Qal)
to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass
vexer, harasser (participle)
Used in 52 Verses, 20 Books 53  Occurrence Count
שַׂק , masculine noun, sak — sack, sackcloth (value 400)
H8242,
שַׂק saq, sak; from H8264; properly, a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.):—sack(-cloth, -clothes).mesh, sackcloth, sack, sacking
sack (for grain)
sackcloth
worn in mourning or humiliation
same material spread out to lie on
Used in 46 Verses, 19 Books 48  Occurrence Count
| Joshua 9:4Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up; |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ גַם־הֵ֙מָּה֙ בְּעָרְמָ֔ה וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ וַיִּקְח֞וּ שַׂקִּ֤ים בָּלִים֙ לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם וְנֹאד֥וֹת יַ֙יִן֙ בָּלִ֔ים וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| They did work |
H6213ʿasa |
עָשָׂה |
375 |
| wilily, |
H6195ʿorma |
עׇרְמָה |
315 |
| and went |
H3212yalakh |
יָלַךְ |
60 |
| and made as if they had been ambassadors, |
H6737tzayar |
צָיַר |
300 |
| and took |
H3947lakah |
לָקַח |
138 |
| old |
H1087baleh |
בָּלֶה |
37 |
| sacks |
H8242sak |
שַׂק |
400 |
| upon their asses, |
H2543hamor |
חֲמוֹר |
254 |
| and wine |
H3196yayin |
יַיִן |
70 |
| bottles, |
H4997nod |
נֹאד |
55 |
| old, |
H1087baleh |
בָּלֶה |
37 |
| and rent, |
H1234bakaʿ |
בָּקַע |
172 |
| and bound up; |
H6887tzarar |
צָרַר |
490 |
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