Joshua 9:6-7

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?”

Joshua 9:11

9:11 Our leaders and all who live in our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey and go meet them. Tell them, “We are willing to be your subjects. ²  Make a treaty with us.”’

Joshua 9:15-16

9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community ³  sealed it with an oath. ⁴ 

9:16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby. ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “in our midst.”

² tn Heb “your servants.”

³ tn Or “assembly.”

⁴ tn Heb “Joshua made peace with them and made a treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.”

⁵ tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”