Joshua 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?”

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "But perhaps you live near us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?"

The Israelites replied to these Hivites, "How do we know you don’t live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you."

The men of Israel said to these Hivites, "How do we know you aren't local people? How could we then make a covenant with you?"

And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be that you are living among us; how then may we make an agreement with you?

But the Israelites said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a treaty with you?"

Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?"

The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. ¹  So how can we make a treaty with you?”

¹ tn Heb “in our midst.”