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The Book of Joshua, Chapter 9, Verse 7

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And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far country: now therefore make ye a league with us.
King James Version
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
American Standard Version
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
New English Translation
The men of Israel said to the Hivites,“Perhaps you live near us. So how can we make a treaty with you?”
World English Bible
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"
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And they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye?
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And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,
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And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which [was] at Ashtaroth.
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Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We [are] your servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.
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This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now, behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:
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And these bottles of wine, which we filled, [were] new; and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes are become old by reason of the very long journey.
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And the men took of their victuals, and asked not [counsel] at the mouth of the LORD.
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And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.
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And it came to pass at the end of three days after they had made a league with them, that they heard that they [were] their neighbours, and [that] they dwelt among them.
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And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities [were] Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.