Joshua 9:7
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?”
In context
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,
Joshua 9:7 in every translation
- 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?”
- 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?
- 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?”
- 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?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and 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?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And 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?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?