Joshua 9:7-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 The men of Israel replied to the Hivites,[a] “Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?”(A)
8 They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.”
Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
9 They replied to him, “Your servants have come from a far away land because of the reputation of the Lord your God. For we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt,
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- Joshua 9:7 = the men of Gibeon
Joshua 9:7-9
New International Version
7 The Israelites said to the Hivites,(A) “But perhaps you live near us, so how can we make a treaty(B) with you?”
8 “We are your servants,(C)” they said to Joshua.
But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”
9 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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