Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you? — Literally, Peradventure thou art a dweller in the midst of me; and how shall I make a covenant with thee? The Israelites assume the ownership of Canaan as already theirs.
Related Commentaries of Joshua 9:7
Joshua 9:7
7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league with you?