Joshua 9:5
“And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet,.... Which being worn out, were patched with various pieces of leather:
and…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Old shoes and clouted - Their sandals, they pretended had been worn out by long and difficult travelling, and they had…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 9:3-14
Here, I. The Gibeonites desire to make peace with Israel, being alarmed by the tidings they heard of the destruction of…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
old shoes "and ful olde shoon," Wyclif, i.e. sandals, made of (1) hide, or (2) palm-leaves and papyrus stalks. Comp. Mar…
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