Joshua 9:3-9

English Standard Version

³ But when the inhabitants of ^(A)Gibeon heard what Joshua had done ^(B)to Jericho and ^(C)to Ai, ⁴ they on their part acted with cunning and went and made ready provisions and took worn-out sacks for their donkeys, and wineskins, worn-out and torn and mended, ⁵ with worn-out, patched sandals on their feet, and worn-out clothes. And all their provisions were dry and crumbly. ⁶ And they went to Joshua in ^(D)the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant country, so now make a covenant with us.” ⁷ But the men of Israel said to ^(E)the Hivites, “Perhaps you live among us; then ^(F)how can we make a covenant with you?” ⁸ They said to Joshua, ^(G)“We are your servants.” And Joshua said to them, “Who are you? And where do you come from?” ⁹ They said to him, ^(H)“From a very distant country your servants have come, because of the name of the Lord your God. ^(I)For we have heard a report of him, and all that he did in Egypt,