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Deuteronomy 32:8–9

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8When the Most High agave to the nations their inheritance,

when he bdivided mankind,

he fixed the borders1 of the peoples

according to the number of the sons of God.2

9But the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob his allotted heritage.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or territories
  2. 2Compare Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text sons of Israel

Cross references

  1. aActs 17:26
  2. bGen. 11:8

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,

when he divided all mankind,

he set up boundaries for the peoples

according to the number of the sons of Israel.

For the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob his allotted inheritance.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance

and divided the human race,

he set the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number of the people of Israel.

But the Lord’s portion is his people,

Jacob, his own inheritance.

NLTNew Living Translation

When the Most High assigned lands to the nations,

when he divided up the human race,

he established the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number in his heavenly court.

“For the people of Israel belong to the Lord;

Jacob is his special possession.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the Most High apportioned the nations,

at his dividing up of the sons of humankind,

he fixed the boundaries of the peoples,

according to the number of the sons of God.

For Yahweh’s portion was his people,

Jacob the share of his inheritance.

KJV 1900King James Version

When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance,

When he separated the sons of Adam,

He set the bounds of the people

According to the number of the children of Israel.

For the Lord’s portion is his people;

Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.