King James Version (KJV)
And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?
Modern English
The men of Israel said to the Hivites, “What if you live among us? How could we make a covenant with you?”
Hebrew
ויאמרו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַחִוִּ֑י אוּלַ֗י בְּקִרְבִּי֙ אַתָּ֣ה יוֹשֵׁ֔ב וְאֵ֖יךְ אכרות־אֶֽכְרָת־לְךָ֥ בְרִֽית׃
vyʾmrv vayoʾmer ʾiysh-yishraʾel ʾel-haḥiviy ʾvlay bqirbiy ʾatah yvosheb vʾeyk ʾkrvt-ʾekrat-lka briyt