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The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”
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Verse 7. You. The Gabaonites addressed themselves to the first whom they met in the camp; and these made this remark to them before they were brought into the presence of Josue. The Israelites could make no league with the Chanaanites, as with equals, but only on condition that the latter should embrace the true religion, and acknowledge the dominion of the former. Grot. Exodus 23:32. Deuteronomy 7:2.
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