3 But when the inhabitants of ^aGibeon ^bheard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai,  ‡

4 they worked craftily, and went and¹ pretended to be ambassadors. And they took old sacks on their donkeys, old wineskins torn and² mended,  ‡

6 And they went to Joshua, ^ato the camp at Gilgal, and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now therefore, make a¹ covenant with us.”  ‡

7 Then the men of Israel said to the ^aHivites, “Perhaps you dwell among us; so ^bhow can we make a covenant with you?”  ‡