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Deuteronomy 32:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 32:8-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance[a]
and divided the human race,(A)
He set the boundaries of the peoples
according to the number of the people of Israel.[b]
9 But the Lord’s portion is His people,
Jacob, His own inheritance.
10 He found him in a desolate land,
in a barren, howling wilderness;
He surrounded him, cared for him,
and protected him as the pupil of His eye.(B)
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Or Most High divided the nations
- Deuteronomy 32:8 One DSS reads number of the sons of God; LXX reads number of the angels of God
Deuteronomy 32:8-10
King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:8-10
King James Version
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 him as the apple of his eye.
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Deuteronomy 32:8-10
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Deuteronomy 32:8-10
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Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God
Deuteronomy 32:8-10
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 32:8-10
New King James Version
8 When the Most High (A)divided their inheritance to the nations,
When He (B)separated the sons of Adam,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
According to the number of the [a]children of Israel.
9 For (C)the Lord’s portion is His people;
Jacob is the place of His inheritance.
10 “He found him (D)in a desert land
And in the wasteland, a howling wilderness;
He encircled him, He instructed him,
He (E)kept him as the [b]apple of His eye.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:8 LXX, DSS angels of God; Symmachus, Lat. sons of God
- Deuteronomy 32:10 pupil
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