⁶ And they went to Joshua at the ^(A)camp at Gilgal and said to him and to the men of Israel, “We have come from a far country; now then, make a covenant with us.” ⁷ But the men of Israel said to the ^(B)Hivites, “Perhaps you are living ^[a]within our land; ^(C)how then are we to make a covenant with you?” ⁸ So they said to Joshua, “^(D)We are your servants.” Then Joshua said to them, “Who are you and where do you come from?”