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Deuteronomy 32:8

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8When the Most Highs apportioned the nations,

when he divided humankind,

he fixed the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number of the gods;t*

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Footnotes

  1. sTraditional rendering of Heb Elyon
  2. tQ ms Compare Gk Tg: MT the Israelites

Cross references

  1. *Gen 11:8; Acts 17:26

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance,

when he divided mankind,

he fixed the borders of the peoples

according to the number of the sons of God.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.