Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?

Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

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.

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Do you thus (A)deal[a] with the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is He not (B)your Father, who (C)bought you?
Has He not (D)made you and established you?

“Remember(E) the days of old,
Consider the years of many generations.
(F)Ask your father, and he will show you;
Your elders, and they will tell you:
When the Most High (G)divided their inheritance to the nations,
When He (H)separated the sons of Adam,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the [b]children of Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:6 repay the
  2. Deuteronomy 32:8 LXX, DSS angels of God; Symmachus, Lat. sons of God

Do you thus repay the Lord,
    you foolish and senseless people?
Is not he (A)your father, who (B)created you,
    who (C)made you and established you?
(D)Remember the days of old;
    consider the years of many generations;
(E)ask your father, and he will show you,
    your elders, and they will tell you.
When the Most High (F)gave to the nations their inheritance,
    when he (G)divided mankind,
he fixed the borders[a] of the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of God.[b]

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Footnotes

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