Joshua 9:3-9

³When the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and to Ai,

⁴they acted with a cunning plan. They went as messengers. They took worn-out sacks and put them on their donkeys. They also took old wineskins that were worn, torn, and had been repaired.

⁵They put old and patched sandals on their feet, and dressed in old, worn-out clothing. All the bread in their food supply was dry and moldy.

⁶Then they went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have traveled from a very far country, so now make a covenant with us.”

⁷The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you live near us. How can we make a covenant with you?”

⁸They said to Joshua, “We are your servants.” Joshua said to them, “Who are you? Where did you come from?”

⁹They said to him, “Your servants have come here from a land very far away, because of the name of Yahweh your God. We have heard a report about him and about everything that he did in Egypt—