tsa.yar describes taking provisions in Joshua 9:4, within an act presented as crafty.

The attested use describes taking provisions in the setting of a group’s crafty action in Joshua 9:4.

1. Taking provisions as part of a crafty action · dominant

   In Joshua 9:4, the Hithpael sequential imperfect form occurs as the group goes and takes provisions; the APB renders the verse, “they also acted with craftiness. They went and took provisions.”

   Joshua 9:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Joshua 9:4, the APB presents the clause as “They went and took provisions” within a description of craftiness. The precise English contribution of the form remains partly uncertain.