IRVOR
4. ସେତେବେଳେ ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସତର୍କ ହୋଇ କର୍ମ କଲେ, ସେମାନେ ଯାଇ ରାଜଦୂତ ବେଶ ଧରି ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ଗର୍ଦ୍ଦଭ ଉପରେ ପୁରୁଣା ଅଖା, ପୁଣି ପୁରୁଣା ଓ ଚିରା ଓ ଗଣ୍ଠିପଡ଼ା ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ କୁମ୍ପା ଲଦିଲେ;

ORV
4. ସେତେବେଳେ ସେମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସତର୍କ ହୋଇ କର୍ମ କଲେ, ସେମାନେ ଯାଇ ରାଜଦୂତ ବେଶ ଧରି ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ଗର୍ଦ୍ଦଭ ଉପରେ ପୁରୁଣା ଅଖା, ପୁଣି ପୁରୁଣା ଓ ଚିରା ଓ ଗଣ୍ଠିପଡ଼ା ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାରସ କୁମ୍ପା ନଦିଲେ;



KJV
4. 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;

AMP
4. They worked cunningly, and went pretending to be ambassadors and took [provisions and] old sacks on their donkeys and wineskins, old, torn, and mended,

KJVP

YLT
4. and they work, even they, with subtilty, and go, and feign to be ambassadors, and take old sacks for their asses, and wine-bottles, old, and rent, and bound up,

ASV
4. they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,

WEB
4. they also resorted to a ruse, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their donkeys, and wine-skins, old and torn and bound up,

NASB
4. put into effect a device of their own. They chose provisions for a journey, making use of old sacks for their asses, and old wineskins, torn and mended.

ESV
4. they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,

RV
4. they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, old and rent and bound up;

RSV
4. they on their part acted with cunning, and went and made ready provisions, and took worn-out sacks upon their asses, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,

NKJV
4. they worked craftily, and went and pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and mended,

MKJV
4. they worked slyly. For they came and acted as if they were ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their asses, and old and torn and bound up wineskins,

AKJV
4. They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks on their asses, and wine bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

NRSV
4. they on their part acted with cunning: they went and prepared provisions, and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended,

NIV
4. they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

NIRV
4. So they decided to trick the people of Israel. They packed supplies as if they were going on a long trip. They loaded their donkeys with old sacks and old wineskins. The wineskins were cracked but had been mended.

NLT
4. they resorted to deception to save themselves. They sent ambassadors to Joshua, loading their donkeys with weathered saddlebags and old, patched wineskins.

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GNB

NET

ERVEN