Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213 [e] וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ way-ya-‘ă-śū and worked Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike">1571 [e] גַם־ ḡam- also Conj 1992 [e] הֵ֙מָּה֙ hêm-māh they Pro-3mp 6195 [e] בְּעָרְמָ֔ה bə-‘ā-rə-māh, craftily Prep-b | N-fs 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980 [e] וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ way-yê-lə-ḵū and went Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 2) (CLBL) to act as envoy">6737 [e] וַיִּצְטַיָּ֑רוּ way-yiṣ-ṭay-yā-rū; and pretended to be ambassadors Conj-w | V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)">3947 [e] וַיִּקְח֞וּ way-yiq-ḥū and they took Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) sack (for grain) 1b) sackcloth 1b1) worn in mourning or humiliation 1b2) same material spread out to lie on">8242 [e] שַׂקִּ֤ים śaq-qîm sacks N-mp 1087 [e] בָּלִים֙ bā-lîm old Adj-mp 2543 [e] לַחֲמ֣וֹרֵיהֶ֔ם la-ḥă-mō-w-rê-hem, on their donkeys Prep-l | N-mpc | 3mp 4997 [e] וְנֹאד֥וֹת wə-nō-ḏō-wṯ and Conj-w | N-mpc 3196 [e] יַ֙יִן֙ ya-yin wineskins N-ms 1087 [e] בָּלִ֔ים bā-lîm, old Adj-mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder">1234 [e] וּמְבֻקָּעִ֖ים ū-mə-ḇuq-qā-‘îm and torn Conj-w | V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon 1c2) to suffer distress 2) to show hostility toward, vex 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to show hostility toward, treat with enmity, vex, harass 1a2) vexer, harasser (participle)">6887 [e] וּמְצֹרָרִֽים׃ ū-mə-ṣō-rā-rîm. and mended Conj-w | V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp

New American Standard Bible
they also acted craftily and set out as envoys, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out and torn and mended,

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended.

work wilily

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