Joshua 9:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ So they decided that some of their men should pretend to be messengers to Israel from a faraway country.^[a] The men put worn-out bags on their donkeys and found some old wineskins that had cracked and had been sewn back together. ⁵ Their sandals were old and patched, and their clothes were worn out. They even took along some dry and crumbly bread. ⁶ Then they went to the Israelite camp at Gilgal, where they said to Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a country that is far from here. Please make a peace treaty with us.”