4. and they decided to deceive him. They went and got some food and loaded their donkeys with worn-out sacks and patched-up wineskins.
5. They put on ragged clothes and worn-out sandals that had been mended. The bread they took with them was dry and mouldy.
6. Then they went to the camp at Gilgal and said to Joshua and the Israelites, “We have come from a distant land. We want you to make a treaty with us.”
7. But the Israelites said, “Why should we make a treaty with you? Maybe you live nearby.”
8. They said to Joshua, “We are at your service.”Joshua asked them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”
9. Then they told him this story: “We have come from a very distant land, sir, because we have heard of the Lord your God. We have heard about everything that he did in Egypt
10. and what he did to the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan: King Sihon of Heshbon and King Og of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
11. Our leaders and all the people that live in our land told us to get some food ready for a journey and to go and meet you. We were told to put ourselves at your service and ask you to make a treaty with us.