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The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you’re living in this area? We wouldn’t be able to make a treaty with you.”

They responded to Joshua, “We’re at your mercy.”

Joshua asked them, “Who are you, and where did you come from?”

They answered him, “We came from a country very far away because the Lord your God has become famous. We heard stories about him and everything he did in Egypt.

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The Israelites said to the Hivites,(A) “But perhaps you live near us, so how can we make a treaty(B) with you?”

“We are your servants,(C)” they said to Joshua.

But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country(D) because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports(E) of him: all that he did in Egypt,(F)

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