Jos 9:16 | TNotes | STEP | 9:16 lived nearby! In reporting Israel’s discovery, the author repeated the word the Israelites had used to voice their suspicion of the Gibeonites (9:7 ).

‏ Joshua 9:16

9:16 ^a lived nearby! In reporting Israel’s discovery, the author repeated the word the Israelites had used to voice their suspicion of the Gibeonites (9:7 ^b).