Yosua 9:7

9:7 The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. ¹  So how can we make a treaty with you?”

Yosua 9:16

9:16 Three days after they made the treaty with them, the Israelites found out they were from the local area and lived nearby. ² 

Yosua 9:22

9:22 ³ Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ⁴  and said to them, “Why did you trick ⁵  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ⁶ 

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “in our midst.”

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “At the end of three days, after they made the treaty with them, they heard that they were neighbors to them and in their midst they were living.”

[9:22]  ³ sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

[9:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “them.”

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Or “deceive.”

[9:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “live in our midst?”