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Deuteronomy 32:6-8
New International Version
Deuteronomy 32:6-8
New International Version
6 Is this the way you repay(A) the Lord,
you foolish(B) and unwise people?(C)
Is he not your Father,(D) your Creator,[a]
who made you and formed you?(E)
7 Remember the days of old;(F)
consider the generations long past.(G)
Ask your father and he will tell you,
your elders, and they will explain to you.(H)
8 When the Most High(I) gave the nations their inheritance,
when he divided all mankind,(J)
he set up boundaries(K) for the peoples
according to the number of the sons of Israel.[b](L)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:6 Or Father, who bought you
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God
Deuteronomy 32:6-8
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:6-8
New King James Version
6 Do you thus (A)deal[a] with the Lord,
O foolish and unwise people?
Is He not (B)your Father, who (C)bought you?
Has He not (D)made you and established you?
7 “Remember(E) the days of old,
Consider the years of many generations.
(F)Ask your father, and he will show you;
Your elders, and they will tell you:
8 When the Most High (G)divided their inheritance to the nations,
When He (H)separated the sons of Adam,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the [b]children of Israel.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:6 repay the
- Deuteronomy 32:8 LXX, DSS angels of God; Symmachus, Lat. sons of God
Deuteronomy 32:6-8
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 32:6-8
English Standard Version
6 Do you thus repay the Lord,
you foolish and senseless people?
Is not he (A)your father, who (B)created you,
who (C)made you and established you?
7 (D)Remember the days of old;
consider the years of many generations;
(E)ask your father, and he will show you,
your elders, and they will tell you.
8 When the Most High (F)gave to the nations their inheritance,
when he (G)divided mankind,
he fixed the borders[a] of the peoples
according to the number of the sons of God.[b]
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Or territories
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Compare Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text sons of Israel
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