Deuteronomy 32:8

Whanne the hiyeste departide folkis, whanne he departide the sones of Adam, he ordeynede the termes of puplis bi the noumbre of the sones of Israel. + 32:8 of the sones of Israel, the translacioun of lxx. hath, of the sones of God.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

7Haue thou minde of elde daies, thenke thou alle generaciouns; axe thi fadir, and he schal telle to thee, axe thi grettere men, and thei schulen seie to thee.

9Forsothe the part of the Lord is his puple; Jacob is the litil part of his eritage.

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Cross References

Genesis 10:15Forsothe Chanaan gendride Sidon, his firste gendride sone, Ethei, and Jebusei,

Genesis 11:8And so the Lord departide hem fro that place in to alle londis; and thei cessiden to bielde a cytee.

Numbers 24:16seide, the herere of Goddis wordis seide, which knowith the doctrine of the hiyeste, and seeth the reuelacioun of almiyti God, which fallith doun and hath opyn iyen,

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:8-15

7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will show 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. 10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept… Read the whole commentary →

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