Discovery BoxJoshua 9:3-9 
Context9:3 When the residents of Gibeon heard what Joshua did to Jericho 1 and Ai, 9:4 they did something clever. They collected some provisions 2 and put worn-out sacks on their donkeys, along with worn-out wineskins that were ripped and patched. 9:5 They had worn-out, patched sandals on their feet and dressed in worn-out clothes. All their bread 3 was dry and hard. 4 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. 5 So how can we make a treaty with you?” 9:8 But they said to Joshua, “We are willing to be your subjects.” 6 So Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?” 9:9 They told him, “Your subjects 7 have come from a very distant land because of the reputation 8 of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt 9
1 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
2 tc Heb “and they went and [?].” The root and meaning of the verb form יִצְטַיָּרוּ (yitstayyaru) are uncertain. The form is most likely a corruption of יִצְטַיָּדוּ (yitstayyadu), read by some Hebrew
3 tn Heb “all the bread of their provisions.”
4 tn Or “moldy.”
5 tn Heb “in our midst.”
6 tn Heb “we are your servants.”
7 tn Or “servants.”
8 tn Heb “name.”
9 tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”
