Deuteronomy 32:8

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

bəhanḥēl ʿelyôn gôyim bəhap̄rîdô bənê ʾādām yaṣṣēḇ gəḇulōṯ ʿammîm ləmispar bənê yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*bəhanḥēl*: preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - when giving inheritance
*ʿelyôn*: masculine singular adjective/noun - Most High
*gôyim*: masculine plural noun - nations
*bəhap̄rîdô*: preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he separated
*bənê*: masculine plural construct noun - sons of
*ʾādām*: masculine singular noun - man/Adam/humanity
*yaṣṣēḇ*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he established
*gəḇulōṯ*: feminine plural construct noun - boundaries of
*ʿammîm*: masculine plural noun - peoples
*ləmispar*: preposition + masculine singular construct noun - according to number of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*bəhanḥēl*: when giving inheritance/when allotting/when dividing
*ʿelyôn*: Most High/Supreme/Highest (as divine name or title)
*gôyim*: nations/peoples/gentiles
*bəhap̄rîdô*: when he separated/when he divided/when he distinguished
*bənê ʾādām*: sons of Adam/humankind/humanity
*yaṣṣēḇ*: he established/he set/he fixed
*gəḇulōṯ*: boundaries/borders/territories
*ʿammîm*: peoples/nations/tribes
*ləmispar*: according to number/according to count

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Referenced Verses

Acts 17:26 : 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
Gen 10:15 : 15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Gen 10:25 : 25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
Gen 11:8-9 : 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Gen 15:18-21 : 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Num 24:16 : 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:
Ps 7:17 : 17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
Ps 50:14 : 14 Offer{H8798)} unto God thanksgiving; and pay{H8761)} thy vows unto the most High:
Ps 82:6 : 6 I have said{H8804)}, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Ps 91:1 : 1 He that dwelleth{H8802)} in the secret place of the most High shall abide{H8698)} under the shadow of the Almighty.
Ps 92:8 : 8 But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore.
Ps 115:16 : 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
Isa 14:14 : 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
Dan 4:17 : 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.
Dan 5:18 : 18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
Acts 7:48 : 48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

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