Deuteronomy 32:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 32:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
עֶלְיוֹן֙
ʻelyôwn
H5945
Most High
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ
pârad
H6504
to divide
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
אָדָ֑ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
יַצֵּב֙
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
גְּבֻלֹ֣ת
gᵉbûwlâh
H1367
boundary
עַמִּ֔ים
ʻam
H5971
people
לְמִסְפַּ֖ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When the Most High gave the nations an inheritance, when he divided the sons of man, he defined the boundaries of the peoples, according to the number of the sons of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).