Joshua 9:6

9:6 They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

Joshua 9:9

9:9 They told him, “Your subjects ¹  have come from a very distant land because of the reputation ²  of the Lord your God, for we have heard the news about all he did in Egypt ³ 

Joshua 9:22

9:22 ⁴ Joshua summoned the Gibeonites ⁵  and said to them, “Why did you trick ⁶  us by saying, ‘We live far away from you,’ when you really live nearby? ⁷ 

Joshua 3:4

3:4 But stay about three thousand feet behind it. ⁸  Keep your distance ⁹  so you can see ¹⁰  which way you should go, for you have not traveled this way before.”

[9:9]  ¹ tn Or “servants.”

[9:9]  ² tn Heb “name.”

[9:9]  ³ tn Heb “the report about him, all that he did in Egypt.”

[9:22]  ¹ sn Verses 22-27 appear to elaborate on v. 21b.

[9:22]  ² tn Heb “them.”

[9:22]  ³ tn Or “deceive.”

[9:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “live in our midst?”

[3:4]  ¹ tn Heb “But there should be a distance between you and it, about two thousand cubits in measurement.”

[3:4]  ² tn Heb “do not approach it.”

[3:4]  ³ tn Heb “know.”