And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, Peradventure you dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we 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?
And the men of Israel said to the Hivites, It may be ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you live among us. How could we make a covenant with you?"
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
Peradventure ye dwell among us - It is strange they should have had such a suspicion, as the Gibeonites had acted so artfully; and it is as strange that, having such a suspicion, they acted with so little caution.
Compare the marginal references.
9:7 The Hivites - That is, the Gibeonites who were Hivites, Josh 11:19. Among us - That is, in this land, and so are of that people with whom we are forbidden to make any league or covenant.