Joshua 9:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you are living among us. How then can we make a treaty with you?”

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Perhaps you dwell among us; how then shall we make a treaty with you?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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 with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said{H559} unto the Hivites,{H2340} Peradventure{H194} ye dwell{H3427} among{H7130} us; and how shall we make{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with you?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the men{H376} of Israel{H3478} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the Hivites{H2340}, Peradventure{H194} ye dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} among{H7130} us; and how shall we make{H3772}{(H8799)} a league{H1285} with you?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then sayde euery man in Israel vnto ye Heuyte: Peraduenture thou dwellest amonge vs, how can I then make a couenaunt with the?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the men of Israel said vnto the Hiuites, It may be that thou dwellest among vs, how then can I make a league with thee?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the men of Israel sayde vnto the Heuite: It may be thou dwellest amog vs, and then howe can I make peace with thee?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The men of Israel said to the Hivites, What if you dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the men of Israel say unto the Hivite, `It may be in our midst ye are dwelling, and how do we make with thee a covenant?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"

  • NET Bible® (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?”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 11:19 : 19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon. All others were taken in battle.
  • Judg 2:2 : 2 But you must not make a covenant with the people who live in this land. Instead, you are to break down their altars. Yet you have not obeyed me. What is this that you have done?'
  • Gen 10:17 : 17 and the Hivites, Arkites, and Sinites,
  • Gen 34:2 : 2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He seized her, lay with her, and violated her.
  • Exod 3:8 : 8 'So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the place of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.'
  • Exod 23:31-33 : 31 I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the wilderness to the Euphrates River. I will give into your hands the inhabitants of the land, and you will drive them out before you. 32 Do not make a covenant with them or with their gods. 33 They must not live in your land, or they will cause you to sin against me, because if you worship their gods, it will become a snare to you.
  • Exod 34:12 : 12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst.
  • Num 33:52 : 52 you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you, destroy all their stone images and cast idols, and demolish all their high places.
  • Deut 7:2-3 : 2 and when the LORD your God delivers them over to you and you defeat them, you must devote them to complete destruction. Do not make a covenant with them or show them any mercy. 3 Do not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
  • Deut 20:16 : 16 But in the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, do not leave alive anything that breathes.
  • Josh 9:1 : 1 When all the kings west of the Jordan—those in the hill country, the lowlands, and along the entire coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the territory opposite Lebanon—heard about this, the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites,

Similar Verses (AI)

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    6 They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel: “We have come from a distant land; now make a treaty with us.”

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    8 They replied to Joshua, “We are your servants.” But Joshua said to them, “Who are you, and where do you come from?”

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    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Josh 9:15-16
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    15 Then Joshua made a peace treaty with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly swore an oath to them.

    16 After three days, once they had made a treaty with them, the Israelites learned that these people were actually their neighbors, living among them.

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    22 Then Joshua summoned them and said, 'Why did you deceive us by saying, “We live far away from you,” while in fact you live among us?'

  • Judg 3:4-5
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    4 They were left to test Israel in order to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had given to their ancestors through Moses.

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    7 Joshua said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, why did you bring this people across the Jordan to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us? If only we had been content to stay on the other side of the Jordan!

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    22 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and become one people: every male among us must be circumcised, just as they are.

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    19 No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon. All others were taken in battle.

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    24 They answered Joshua, 'Your servants were clearly told how the LORD your God had commanded His servant Moses to give you this entire land and destroy all its inhabitants before you. So we feared greatly for our lives because of you, and that is why we did this.'

    25 Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

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    14 The men said to her, "Our lives for your lives! If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."

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    7 'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'

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    1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you."

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    4 “Come up to me and help me; let us attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.”

  • Exod 34:12
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    12 Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, or they will become a snare in your midst.

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    24 We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

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    9 If they say to us, 'Wait there until we come to you,' we will stay in our place and not go up to them.

  • Gen 34:10
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    10 You can dwell with us, and the land will be open to you: live, trade in it, and acquire property here.

  • 2 Sam 21:5
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    12 To the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said:

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    13 Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua approached him and asked, "Are you for us or for our enemies?"

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    10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."

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    16 Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves; we will dwell among you and become one people.

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    22 Then all of you approached me and said, 'Let us send men ahead of us to explore the land and bring back a report about the route we should take and the cities we will come to.'

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    6 The men of Gibeon sent a message to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, for all the kings of the Amorites living in the hill country have gathered against us.”

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