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When they arrived at the camp of Israel at Gilgal, they told Joshua and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land to ask for a peace treaty with you.”

The Israelis replied to these Hivites, “How do we know you don’t live nearby? For if you do, we cannot make a treaty with you.”

They replied, “We will be your slaves.”

“But who are you?” Joshua demanded. “Where do you come from?”

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Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal(A) and said to him and the Israelites, “We have come from a distant country;(B) make a treaty(C) with us.”

The Israelites said to the Hivites,(D) “But perhaps you live near us, so how can we make a treaty(E) with you?”

“We are your servants,(F)” they said to Joshua.

But Joshua asked, “Who are you and where do you come from?”

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