Joshua 9:6-9
9:6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”
9:7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. 1 So how can we make a treaty with you?”
9:8 But they said to Joshua, “We are willing to be your subjects.” 2 So Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
9:9 They told him, “Your subjects 3 have come from a very distant land because of the reputation 4 of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt 5
1 tn Heb “in our midst.”
2 tn Heb “we are your servants.”
3 tn Or “servants.”
4 tn Heb “name.”
5 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”