Joshua 9:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Joshua 9:7

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Joshua 9

⁵ They put worn, patched sandals on their feet and threadbare clothing on their bodies, and their whole supply of bread was dry and moldy.

⁶ They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.”

⁷ But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

⁸ “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?”

⁹ “Your servants have come from a very distant land,” they replied, “because of the fame of the LORD your God. For we have heard the reports about Him: all that He did in Egypt,

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