Joshua 9:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The menאִֽישׁ־
(ish-)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
said(וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the Hivites,הַחִוִּ֑י
(ha·chiv·vi;)
2340: probably "villagers," a Canaanite tribeprobably from the same as chavvah
"Perhapsאוּלַ֗י
(u·lai)
194: perhapsa prim. root
you are livingיֹושֵׁ֔ב
(yo·v·shev,)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
within our land;בְּקִרְבִּי֙
(be·kir·bi)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
howוְאֵ֖יךְ
(ve·'eich)
349: how?from ay
then shall we make(אֶֽכְרָת־
(ech·rat-)
3772: to cut off, cut downa prim. root
a covenantבְרִֽית׃
(ve·rit.)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
with you?" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And the men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto the Hivites
Chivviy  (khiv-vee')
a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine -- Hivite.
Peradventure
'uwlay  (oo-lah'ee)
if not; hence perhaps -- if so be, may be, peradventure, unless.
ye dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
among
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
us and how shall we make
karath  (kaw-rath')
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant
a league
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
with you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men of Israel replied to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?"

International Standard Version
But the Israelis responded to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live in our midst. If this is so, how can we make a treaty with you?"

NET Bible
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "Perhaps you live near us. So how can we make a treaty with you?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, "What if you're living in this area? We wouldn't be able to make a treaty with you."

King James 2000 Bible
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Perhaps you dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?
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