7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?


In Context

4 they also did work wilily, and went and made as if they had been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine-skins, old and rent and bound up,

5 and old and patched shoes upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become mouldy.

6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We are come from a far country: now therefore make ye a covenant with us.

7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of Jehovah thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

Joshua 9:7 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:7Perhaps you dwell in the land which falls to our lot; if so, we can make no league with you.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, |What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:7and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, 'It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:7And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?