Joshua 9:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Joshua 9:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Joshua 9:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Joshua 9:7 WEB — 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?””

Joshua 9:7 — World English Bible

Joshua 9:7 ASV — 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? ”

Joshua 9:7 — American Standard Version

Joshua 9:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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?'”

Joshua 9:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Joshua 9:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the men of Israel said to the Hivite, Perhaps thou dwellest in the midst of us, and how should I make a covenant with thee? ”

Joshua 9:7 — Darby Translation

Joshua 9:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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?”

Joshua 9:7 — Geneva Bible

Joshua 9:7 in Context — Joshua 9

5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy.

6 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.

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

8 And they said unto Joshua, We are thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who are ye? and from whence come ye?

9 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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What Does Joshua 9:7 Mean?

Joshua 9:7 is a verse from the Book of Joshua, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Joshua chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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