7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"
7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"
4 they resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended.
5 The men put worn and patched sandals on their feet and wore old clothes. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.
6 Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, "We have come from a distant country; make a treaty with us."
7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"
8 "We are your servants," they said to Joshua. But Joshua asked, "Who are you and where do you come from?"
9 They answered: "Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he did in Egypt,
9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
9:7Perhaps you dwell in the land which falls to our lot; if so, we can make no league with you.
9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
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?
9:7And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
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?
9:7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, |What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?|
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?'
9:7And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?