Cross Reference JOSHUA 9:4 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

{Joshua 9:4} They x1992 did work 6213 z8799 wilily, 6195 and went y3212 z8799 x1980 and made as if they had been ambassadors, 6737 z8691 and took 3947 z8799 old 1087 sacks 8242 upon their asses, 2543 and wine 3196 bottles, 4997 old, 1087 and rent, 1234 z8794 and bound up; 6887 z8794

work wilily:
"And the sonsª of Jacobª answeredª °¹ Shechem² ¹ and Hamorª his fatherª deceitfully,ª and said,ª ° because¹ he had defiledª °¹ Dinahª their sister:ª" {Gen 34:13} + "And his servantsª saidª ° unto¹ him, Behold¹ now,¹ we have heardª ° that¹ the kingsª of the houseª of Israelª [are] mercifulª kings:ª let us, I pray thee,¹ putª ° sackclothª on our loins,ª and ropesª upon our heads,ª and go outª ° to¹ the kingª of Israel:ª peradventure¹ he will saveª °¹ thy life.ª ... Now the men² ¹ did diligently observeª ° whether [any thing would come] from¹ him, and did hastilyª ° catchª ° [it]: and they said,ª ° Thy brotherª Benhadad.ª Then he said,ª ° Goª ° ye, bringª ° him. Then Benhadadª came forthª ° to¹ him; and he caused him to come upª ° into¹ the chariot.ª" {1Kg 20:31-33} + "Behold,ª ° Iª send² ° you² forthª °¹ asª sheepª inª the midstª of wolves:ª be¹ ye² ° thereforeª wiseª asª serpents,ª andª harmlessª asª doves.ª" {Mtt 10:16} + "Andª the¹ lordª commendedª ° the¹ unjustª steward,ª becauseª he had doneª ° wisely:ª forª the¹ childrenª of thisª worldª areª ° inª theirª generationª wiserª thanª the¹ childrenª of light.ª" {Lke 16:8}

ambassadors:
The word tzir, an ambassador, properly denotes a hinge; because an ambassador is a person upon whom the business turns as upon a hinge. So the Latin Cardinalis, from cardo, a hinge, was the title of the prime minister of the emperor Theodosius, though now applied only to the Pope's electors and counsellors.

wine bottles:
These bottles being made of skin, were consequently liable to be rent, and capable of being mended; which is done, according to Chardin, by putting in a piece, or by gathering up the wounded piece in the manner of a purse; and sometimes by inserting a flat piece of wood. "For¹ I am become¹ like a bottleª in the smoke;ª [yet] do I not¹ forgetª ° thy statutes.ª" {Psa 119:83} + "Neitherª do men putª ° newª wineª intoª oldª bottles:ª elseª the¹ bottlesª break,ª ° andª the¹ wineª runneth out,ª ° andª the¹ bottlesª perish:ª ° butª they putª ° newª wineª intoª newª bottles,ª andª bothª are preserved.ª °" {Mtt 9:17} + "Andª no manª puttethª ° newª wineª intoª oldª bottles:ª elseª the¹ newª wineª doth burstª ° the¹ bottles,ª andª the¹ wineª is spilled,ª ° andª the¹ bottlesª will be marred:ª ° butª newª wineª must be putª intoª newª bottles.ª" {Mrk 2:22} + "Andª no manª puttethª ° newª wineª intoª oldª bottles;ª elseª the¹ newª wineª will burstª ° the¹ bottles,ª andª ² be¹ spilled,ª ° andª the¹ bottlesª shall perish.ª ° ... Butª newª wineª must be putª intoª newª bottles;ª andª bothª are preserved.ª °" {Lke 5:37-38}