Discovery BoxJoshua 9:4-5 
Context9:4 they did something clever. They collected some provisions 1 and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched. 9:5 They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread 2 was dry and hard. 3
1 tc Heb “and they went and [?].” The root and meaning of the verb form יִצְטַיָּרוּ (yitstayyaru) are uncertain. The form is most likely a corruption of יִצְטַיָּדוּ (yitstayyadu), read by some Hebrew
2 tn Heb “all the bread of their provisions.”
3 tn Or “moldy.”
