Bible Strands
Joshua 9:12
This bread of ours was warm when we packed it at home on the day we left to come to you. But look, it is now dry and moldy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Gibeonite delegates speak to Joshua and the Israelite assembly, presenting their travel supplies immediately upon arrival at Gilgal to advance their treaty proposal.
The words — חָם (cham) means "warm" and לַחְמֵנוּ (lachmenu) means "our bread," directly noting the bread's temperature at the moment of packing.
The thread — The description of weathered provisions aligns with the deceptive preparations detailed in Joshua 9:4, where the same envoys carried mended sacks and cracked wineskins to simulate a distant origin.
Why it lands — The text reports the bread's dry and moldy condition as physical proof of a long journey, requiring the reader to weigh visible evidence against claims before committing to a covenant.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
This our bread we took hot for our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
Cross-references
- Joshua 9:4 acted deceptively and set out as envoys, carrying on their donkeys worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.