When the Most High (A)gave to the nations their inheritance,
    when he (B)divided mankind,
he fixed the borders[a] of the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of God.[b]

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Or territories
  2. Deuteronomy 32:8 Compare Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text sons of Israel

When the Most High(A) gave the nations their inheritance,
    when he divided all mankind,(B)
he set up boundaries(C) for the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of Israel.[a](D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God

26 And (A)he made from one man every nation of mankind to live (B)on all the face of the earth, (C)having determined allotted periods and (D)the boundaries of their dwelling place,

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26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(A)

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So (A)the Lord dispersed them from there over the face of all the earth, and they left off building the city. Therefore its name was called (B)Babel, because there the Lord confused[a] the language of all the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.

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  1. Genesis 11:9 Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused

So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth,(A) and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel[a](B)—because there the Lord confused the language(C) of the whole world.(D) From there the Lord scattered(E) them over the face of the whole earth.

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  1. Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.

17 The sentence is by the decree of (A)the watchers, the decision by the word of (B)the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most High (C)rules the kingdom of men (D)and gives it to whom he will and (E)sets over it the lowliest of men.’

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17 “‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High(A) is sovereign(B) over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest(C) of people.’

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16 The heavens are the Lord's heavens,
    but the earth he has given to the children of man.

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16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(A)
    but the earth he has given(B) to mankind.

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    but you, O Lord, are (A)on high forever.

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But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

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My Refuge and My Fortress

91 He who dwells in (A)the shelter of the Most High
    will abide in (B)the shadow of the Almighty.

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Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter(A) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(B) of the Almighty.[a]

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  1. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai

18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, (A)“To your offspring I give[a] this land, from (B)the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”

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  1. Genesis 15:18 Or have given

18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(A) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(B) from the Wadi[a] of Egypt(C) to the great river, the Euphrates(D) 19 the land of the Kenites,(E) Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites,(F) Perizzites,(G) Rephaites,(H) 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”(I)

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  1. Genesis 15:18 Or river

25 (A)To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg,[a] for in his days the earth was divided, and his brother's name was Joktan.

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  1. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division

25 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[a] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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  1. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.

15 (A)Canaan fathered Sidon his firstborn and Heth,

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48 (A)Yet the Most High does not dwell (B)in houses made by hands, as the prophet says,

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48 “However, the Most High(A) does not live in houses made by human hands.(B) As the prophet says:

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18 O king, the (A)Most High God (B)gave (C)Nebuchadnezzar your father (D)kingship and greatness and glory and majesty.

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18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar(A) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(B)

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14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
    I will make myself like the Most High.’

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14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(A)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”(B)

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