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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 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીયહોશુઆ ૯:૭
ઇઝરાયલના માણસોએ હિવ્વીઓને કહ્યું, “કદાચ તમે અમારા દેશમાં રહેતા હો. તો અમે કેવી રીતે તમારી સાથે સુલેહ કરીએ?”
हिन्दीयहोशू ९:७
इस्राएली पुरुषों ने उन हिब्बियों से कहा, “क्या जाने तुम हमारे मध्य में ही रहते हो; फिर हम तुम से वाचा कैसे बाँधे?”

In context

5and old and patched sandals on their feet, and wore old garments. All the bread of their food supply was dry and moldy.

6They went to Joshua at the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country. Now therefore make a covenant with us.”

7The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”

8They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where do you come from?”

9They said to him, “Your servants have come from a very far country because of the name of the LORD your God; for we have heard of his fame, all that he did in Egypt,

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