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OET-LV In/on/at/with_gave_inheritance the_Most_High nations in/on/at/with_divided_he [the]_children of_humankind he_fixed borders of_peoples according_to_number of_the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
UHB בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‡
(bəhanḩēl ˊelyōn gōyim bəhafrīdō bənēy ʼādām yaʦʦēⱱ gəⱱulot ˊammiym ləmişpar bənēy yisrāʼēl.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT When the Most High gave the nations an inheritance—
⇔ when he divided the sons of man,
⇔ he defined the boundaries of the peoples,
⇔ numbered the sons of Israel.
UST When God, who is greater than any other god, long ago divided the people into groups,
⇔ he assigned to the nations their land.
⇔ He determined where each people group should live
⇔ and limited to each people group their own gods.
BSB When 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.[fn]
32:8 DSS; LXX according to the number of the angels of God; MT according to the number of the sons of Israel
OEB No OEB DEU book available
WEB 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.
NET When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
⇔ when he divided up humankind,
⇔ he set the boundaries of the peoples,
⇔ according to the number of the heavenly assembly.
LSV In the Most High causing nations to inherit,
In His separating sons of Adam—He sets up the borders of the peoples
By the number of the sons of God [[or sons of Israel]].
FBV The Most High gave the nations their lands when he divided the human race; he fixed their borders depending on their gods.[fn]
32:8 “Depending on their gods”: this phrase is unclear. The Masoretic text has “according to the number of the sons of Israel.” Some of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Septuagint have “according to the number of gods.” If the latter is the correct reading, it may mean that each nation was separated and given its borders in relationship to the gods they worshiped.
T4T When God, who is greater than any other god, long ago divided the people into groups,
⇔ he assigned to the nations their land.
⇔ He determined where each people-group should live
⇔ and ◄assigned to/chose for► each people-group a god/angel.
LEB • [fn] the nations, at his dividing up of the sons of humankind, • he fixed the boundaries of the peoples, • according to the number of the children of Israel.[fn]
?:? Literally “In/at the apportioning of the Most High”
?:? LXX reads “the number of the angels of God”; Dead Sea Scrolls reads “the number of the sons of God”
BBE When the Most High gave the nations their heritage, separating into groups the children of men, he had the limits of the peoples marked out, keeping in mind the number of the children of Israel.
MOF No MOF DEU book available
JPS When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when He separated the children of men, He set the borders of the peoples according to the number of the children of Israel.
ASV 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.
DRA When the Most High divided the nations: when he separated the sons of Adam, he appointed the bounds of people according to the number of the children of Israel.
YLT In the Most High causing nations to inherit, In His separating sons of Adam — He setteth up the borders of the peoples By the number of the sons of Israel.
DBY When the Most High assigned to the nations their inheritance, When he separated the sons of Adam, He set the bounds of the peoples According to the number of the children of Israel.
RV 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.
WBS 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.
KJB 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.
BB When the most hyest deuided to the nations their inheritaunce, and when he seperated the sonnes of Adam, he put the borders of the nations accordyng to the number of the children of Israel:
(When the most hyest divided to the nations their inheritaunce, and when he seperated the sons of Adam, he put the borders of the nations accordyng to the number of the children of Israel:)
GNV When the most hie God deuided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sonnes of Adam, he appoynted the borders of the people, according to the nomber of the children of Israel.
(When the most high God divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he appointed the borders of the people, according to the number of the children of Israel. )
CB Whan the most Hyghest deuyded ye nacions and scatred the children of men. Then set he the borders of the nacions acordinge to the nombre of the children of Israel.
(Whan the most Hyghest divided ye/you_all nations and scatred the children of men. Then set he the borders of the nations acordinge to the number of the children of Israel.)
WYC 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.
(When the highest departed folks/people, when he departed the sons of Adam, he ordained the termes of peoples by the number of the sons of Israel.)
LUT Da der Allerhöchste die Völker zerteilete und zerstreuete der Menschen Kinder, da setzte er die Grenzen der Völker nach der Zahl der Kinder Israel.
(So the Allerhöchste the Völker zerteilete and zerstreuete the Menschen Kinder, there sat he the Grenzen the Völker nach the Zahl the children Israel.)
CLV Quando dividebat Altissimus gentes, quando separabat filios Adam, constituit terminos populorum juxta numerum filiorum Israël.[fn]
(Quando dividebat Altissimus gentes, when separabat filios Adam, constituit terminos populorum yuxta numerum filiorum Israël.)
32.8 Quando dividebat, etc. Quasi, cum multitudo hominum innumerabilis sit, filios tantum Isræl hæreditatem suam Dominus elegit, quibus potentiam suam et secreta sua per legis et prophetarum manifestabat indicia. Constituit. GREG., hom. 4 in Evang. Alia editio, etc., usque ad et in eorum sortem per conversationis similitudinem ascendunt.
32.8 Quando dividebat, etc. Quasi, when/with multitudo hominum innumerabilis let_it_be, filios only Isræl hæreditatem his_own Master elegit, to_whom potentiam his_own and secreta his_own per legis and prophetarum manifestabat indicia. Constituit. GREG., hom. 4 in Evang. Alia editio, etc., usque to and in eorum sortem per conversationis similitudinem ascendunt.
BRN When the Most High divided the nations, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the nations according to the number of the angels of God.
BrLXX Ὅτε διεμέριζεν ὁ ὕψιστος ἔθνη, ὡς διέσπειρεν υἱοὺς Αδὰμ, ἔστησεν ὅρια ἐθνῶν κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ἀγγέλων Θεοῦ.
(Hote diemerizen ho hupsistos ethnaʸ, hōs diespeiren huious Adam, estaʸsen horia ethnōn kata arithmon angelōn Theou. )
32:8 God is sovereign over and concerned with all nations and has allotted their land in accord with his own purposes (see Ps 74:17; Acts 17:26).
• the Most High (Hebrew ‘Elyon): Abraham learned this name for God when he encountered Melchizedek (Gen 14:19). This ancient name describes God’s universal sovereignty.
• assigned lands: One evidence of God’s sovereignty was his distribution of lands to the nations (see Gen 10).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) gave the nations their inheritance
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,gave_~_inheritance the_most_high nations in/on/at/with,divided,he sons_of humankind fixed boundaries peoples according_to,number sons_of Yisrael )
This is an idiom. “put the nations in the places where they would live.” Similar words, “giving to you as an inheritance,” appear in Deuteronomy 4:21.
(Occurrence 0) he set the boundaries of the peoples, as he also fixed the number of their gods
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,gave_~_inheritance the_most_high nations in/on/at/with,divided,he sons_of humankind fixed boundaries peoples according_to,number sons_of Yisrael )
God assigned each people group, together with its gods, to its own territory. In this way, he limited the influence of a people group’s idols.