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But the men of Israel said to the ^(C1)Hivites, "Perhaps you are living ^(F1)within our land; ^(C2)how then are we to make a covenant with you?"

So they said to Joshua, "^(C1)We are your servants." Then Joshua said to them, "Who are you and where do you come from?"

They said to him, "Your servants have come from ^(C1)a very distant country because of the ^(F1)fame of the LORD your God; for ^(C2)we have heard the report about Him and all that He did in Egypt,

and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon and to Og king of Bashan who was in Ashtaroth.

"So our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spoke to us, saying, 'Take provisions in your hand for the journey, and go to meet them, and say to them, "^(C1)We are your servants; now then, make a covenant with us."'

"This bread of ours was hot when we took it for our provisions from our houses on the day that we left to come to you; but now behold, it is dry and has become crumbled.

"And these wineskins which we filled were new, and behold, they are split open; and these clothes of ours and our sandals are worn out from the very long journey."