Discovery BoxJoshua 9:7 
Context9:7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. 1 So how can we make a treaty with you?”
Joshua 9:15-16
Context9:15 Joshua made a peace treaty with them and agreed to let them live. The leaders of the community 2 sealed it with an oath. 3
9:16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby. 4
1 tn Heb “in our midst.”
2 tn Or “assembly.”
3 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.”
4 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.”
