Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Joshua 9:7:

• Kupsabiny: “Then, the people of Israel replied to those Hivites, ‘How can we know that you (plur.) do not live close by? If you are close, we are not making a treaty with you.’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then the Israelite men said to the Hivites, "You might be people who live quite near to us. How then can we make a treaty with you?"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “But the Israelinhon replied, ‘Maybe you (plur.) (are) just from-here near us (excl.). Therefore we (excl.) can- not -make an agreement with you (plur.).’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “The Israeli leaders said to those men from Gilead who were from the Hiv people-group, ‘We do not know if you truly live far from us. If you live near us, we cannot make a peace agreement with you, because God has commanded us to get rid of the people that are living near us.’” (Source: Translation for Translators)