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

以色列人对这些希未人说：“只怕你们是住在我们中间的；若是这样，怎能和你们立约呢？”

以色列人对希未人说：“或许你是住在我附近的。若是这样，我怎能和你立约呢？”

以色列人对希未人说：“或许你是住在我附近的。若是这样，我怎能和你立约呢？”

以色列人对这些希未人说：“你们也许就住在附近。我们怎么能跟你们缔结盟约呢？”

以色列人对这些希未人说：“你们也许是这地的居民，若是这样，我们怎样和你们立约呢？”

以色列人對這些希未人說：「只怕你們是住在我們中間的；若是這樣，怎能和你們立約呢？」

以色列人對希未人說：「或許你是住在我附近的。若是這樣，我怎能和你立約呢？」

以色列人對希未人說：「或許你是住在我附近的。若是這樣，我怎能和你立約呢？」

以色列人對這些希未人說：「你們也許就住在附近。我們怎麼能跟你們締結盟約呢？」

以色列人對這些希未人說：“你們也許是這地的居民，若是這樣，我們怎樣和你們立約呢？”

以色列人對這些希未人說：『只怕你們是住在我們中間的，那我們怎能和你們立約呢？』

以色列人謂希未人曰、爾殆居於我中、焉能與爾立約、

以色列族謂自基遍來之希未人、曰、恐爾居處離我不遠、焉能與爾立約。

以色列人謂此希未人曰、恐爾居於我中、焉能與爾立約乎、

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

The Israelites said to the Hivites,“ But suppose you live close to us. If you do, we can’t make a peace treaty with you.”

But the men of Israel said to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you live among us; then how can we make a covenant with you?”

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

The men of Israel replied to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

But the men of Israel said to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you are living within our land; how then are we to make a covenant with you?”

Then the men of Israel said to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you dwell among us; so how can we make a covenant with you?”

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

The men of Israel replied to the Hivites,“ Perhaps you live among us. How can we make a treaty with you?”

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

The men of Israel said to the Hivites,“ What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”

No city made peace with the Israelites( except the Hivites living in Gibeon); they had to conquer all of them,

but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.’ But you have disobeyed me. Why would you do such a thing?

and he delivers them over to you and you attack them, you must utterly annihilate them. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy!You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.

Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it become a snare among you.

When the news reached all the kings on the west side of the Jordan– in the hill country, the lowlands, and all along the Mediterranean coast as far as Lebanon( including the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites)–

As for the cities of these peoples that the LORD your God is going to give you as an inheritance, you must not allow a single living thing to survive.

I will set your boundaries from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the River, for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.“ You must make no covenant with them or with their gods.They must not live in your land, lest they make you sin against me, for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,