Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:8

⁸When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,

when He divided the sons of man,

He set the boundaries of the peoples

according to the number of the sons of God.^b

Footnotes

b 32:8 DSS; LXX according to the number of the angels of God; MT according to the number of the sons of Israel

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the Most High	עֶלְיוֹן֙	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
gave the nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
their inheritance	בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל	bə·han·ḥêl	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5157 get or take as a possession
when He divided	בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ	bə·hap̄·rî·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6504 divide
the sons	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֑ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
He set	יַצֵּב֙	yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
the boundaries	גְּבֻלֹ֣ת	gə·ḇu·lōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1367 border, boundary
of the peoples	עַמִּ֔ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
according to the number	לְמִסְפַּ֖ר	lə·mis·par	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
of the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of God	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.