(A)When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of [a]mankind,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
(B)According to the number of the [b]sons of Israel.
(C)For the Lords portion is His people;
Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Or Adam
  2. Deuteronomy 32:8 As in MT; DSS sons of God; LXX angels of God

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)
For the Lord’s portion(E) is his people,
    Jacob his allotted inheritance.(F)

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Footnotes

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