John Gill Commentary Joshua 9:13

"and these wine-skins, which we filled, were new; and, behold, they are rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey." — Joshua 9:13 (ASV)

And these bottles of wine, which we filled, [were] new
That is, on the day they came out on their journey:

and, behold, they are rent ;
which were owing to the long use that had been made of them, as they pretended:

and these our garments, and our shoes, are become old by reason of the
very long journey :
quite worn out through length of time and tedious travels. Isidore of Pelusium ^F17 thinks these Gibeonites were Cappadocians, of whom he gives a shocking character, and particularly that they were prone to lying and deceit; but his reason for it, that they were of the Philistines, will not hold good.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F17: L. 1. Ep. 281.