Deuteronomy 32:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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 sons of Israel.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    When the most High divid 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the boundaries of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Whe the most hyghest gaue the nacyons an inheritaunce, ad diuided the sonnes of Adam he put the borders of the nacions, fast by the multitude of the childern of Israel.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan the most Hyghest deuyded ye nacions and scatred the children of men. Then set he the borders of the nacions acordinge to the nombre of the children of Israel.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    When the most hie God deuided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sonnes of Adam, he appoynted the borders of the people, according to the nomber of the children of Israel.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    When the most hyest deuided to the nations their inheritaunce, and when he seperated the sonnes of Adam, he put the borders of the nations accordyng to the number of the children of Israel:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    In the Most High causing nations to inherit, In His separating sons of Adam -- He setteth up the borders of the peoples By the number of the sons of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the children of men, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the children of men, he set the bounds of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided up humankind, he set the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the heavenly assembly.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 17:26 : 26 From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
  • Gen 10:15 : 15 Canaan fathered Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth,
  • Gen 10:25 : 25 To Eber were born two sons: one was named Peleg, because in his days the earth was divided, and his brother’s name was Joktan.
  • Gen 11:8-9 : 8 So the LORD scattered them from there over the face of the whole earth, and they stopped building the city. 9 That is why it was called Babel, because there the LORD confused the language of the whole earth. From there the LORD scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
  • Gen 15:18-21 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River— 19 the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 the Hittites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, 21 the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
  • Num 24:16 : 16 'The oracle of one who hears the words of God and knows the knowledge of the Most High, who sees visions of the Almighty, who falls down, with eyes uncovered.'
  • Ps 7:17 : 17 His trouble will return upon his own head, and his violent deeds will fall on his own crown.
  • Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
  • Ps 82:6 : 6 I said, 'You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.'
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Ps 92:8 : 8 Though the wicked spring up like grass, and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
  • Ps 115:16 : 16 The heavens belong to the Lord, but He has given the earth to the children of man.
  • Isa 14:14 : 14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.
  • Dan 4:17 : 17 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, whose height reached to the heavens and which was visible to the whole earth,
  • Dan 5:18 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.'
  • Acts 7:48 : 48 However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 32:9
    82%

    9For the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.

  • Ps 78:55
    79%

    55He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance with a measuring line; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

  • Isa 34:17
    74%

    17He has cast the lot for them, and His hand has divided it among them with the measuring line. They will possess it forever; from generation to generation, they will dwell there.

  • 1 Kgs 8:53
    74%

    53For You set them apart from all the peoples of the earth to be Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our ancestors out of Egypt, O LORD God.

  • Ezek 47:21-23
    3 verses
    73%

    21You are to divide this land among the tribes of Israel.

    22You are to allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who reside among you and have children. They are to be considered native-born Israelites and are to share the inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.

    23In whatever tribe a foreigner resides, there you are to give them their inheritance, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Ps 135:12
    73%

    12He gave their land as an inheritance, an inheritance to His people Israel.

  • Acts 13:19
    72%

    19And after He had destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance.

  • Ezek 48:29
    72%

    29This is the land you shall divide as an inheritance for the tribes of Israel, and these shall be their portions, declares the Lord GOD.

  • Neh 9:22
    72%

    22You gave them kingdoms and nations, dividing them into regions. They took possession of the land of Sihon, the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og, king of Bashan.

  • Num 34:29
    72%

    29These are the men whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance among the Israelites in the land of Canaan.

  • Ps 33:12
    72%

    12Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His inheritance.

  • Num 34:2
    71%

    2Command the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land of Canaan, this is the land that will be allotted to you as an inheritance—the land of Canaan with its boundaries:

  • 1 Chr 16:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18He said, "To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance."

    19When you were few in number, a small group of strangers in the land,

  • Num 26:53-55
    3 verses
    71%

    53“Divide the land as an inheritance among these people, based on the number of names in each group.

    54Increase the inheritance for a larger group and decrease it for a smaller group; each person’s inheritance is to be given according to the number of those registered in his group.

    55But the division of the land is to be determined by lot; they will receive their inheritance based on the names of their ancestral tribes.

  • Josh 23:4
    71%

    4See, I have allotted to you these remaining nations as an inheritance for your tribes, along with all the nations I have destroyed—from the Jordan to the Great Sea in the west.

  • Ps 105:11
    71%

    11Saying, 'To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.'

  • Gen 10:5
    71%

    5From these, the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each according to his language, family, and nation.

  • Ps 105:44
    70%

    44He gave them the lands of the nations, and they inherited what others had worked for,

  • Num 33:54
    70%

    54You shall apportion the land by lot according to your clans. You shall give more to the larger groups and less to the smaller groups. The place where the lot falls for each shall be theirs. You shall divide land according to the tribes of your ancestors.

  • Josh 18:5
    70%

    5Divide the land into seven portions. Judah will remain in its territory in the south, and the house of Joseph will remain in its territory in the north.

  • Jer 10:16
    70%

    16The portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the Lord Almighty is His name.

  • Ps 2:8
    69%

    8Ask of Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance and the ends of the earth Your possession.

  • Jer 51:19
    69%

    19The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Creator of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; the Lord of Hosts is His name.

  • Deut 29:8
    69%

    8Therefore, keep the words of this covenant and do them, so that you may prosper in all that you do.

  • Exod 32:13
    69%

    13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself: 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and they shall inherit it forever.'

  • Deut 4:38
    69%

    38He drove out nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you into their land and to give it to you as an inheritance, as it is today.

  • Num 34:13
    69%

    13Moses commanded the Israelites, saying: This is the land you are to inherit by lot, which the LORD has commanded to give to the nine and a half tribes.

  • Josh 13:32
    68%

    32These are the portions of land that Moses distributed as inheritances on the plains of Moab, beyond the Jordan east of Jericho.

  • Josh 13:7
    68%

    7Now divide this land as an inheritance for the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deut 32:7
    68%

    7Remember the days of old; consider the years of past generations. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.

  • Ezek 47:13
    68%

    13This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This will be the boundary by which you shall divide the land as an inheritance for the twelve tribes of Israel, with Joseph receiving two portions.'

  • Ezek 33:24
    68%

    24Son of man, the people living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he inherited the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.'

  • Num 31:42
    68%

    42From the half belonging to the Israelites, which Moses had separated from the men who fought in battle,

  • Num 23:9
    68%

    9For from the top of the rocks I see them, from the hills I behold them; they are a people who live apart and do not consider themselves among the nations.

  • Num 34:18
    68%

    18You shall also appoint one leader from each tribe to divide the land as an inheritance.

  • Num 32:8
    68%

    8This is what your ancestors did when I sent them from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land.

  • Ps 135:4
    68%

    4For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.

  • Num 1:52
    68%

    52The Israelites are to camp by their divisions, each man by his own banner, near his own family’s camp.

  • Deut 4:20
    67%

    20But the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be a people of His inheritance, as you are today.

  • Num 36:7
    67%

    7'Thus, no inheritance of the Israelites will transfer from one tribe to another, for each Israelite is to cling to the inheritance of their ancestral tribe.'

  • Acts 17:26
    67%

    26From one man, he made every nation of mankind to live on the entire face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.

  • Deut 1:8
    67%

    8See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.

  • Ps 114:1
    67%

    1When Israel came out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,