Deuteronomy 32:7-9
King James Version
7 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.
8 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.
9 For the Lord's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
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Deuteronomy 32:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)Remember the days of old;
consider the years of many generations;
(B)ask your father, and he will show you,
your elders, and they will tell you.
8 When the Most High (C)gave to the nations their inheritance,
when he (D)divided mankind,
he fixed the borders[a] of the peoples
according to the number of the sons of God.[b]
9 But the Lord's portion is his people,
Jacob his allotted heritage.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Or territories
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Compare Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text sons of Israel
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