(A)When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance,
When He separated the sons of [a]mankind,
He set the boundaries of the peoples
(B)According to the number of the [b]sons of Israel.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Or Adam
  2. Deuteronomy 32:8 As in MT; DSS sons of God; LXX angels of God

When the Most High(A) gave the nations their inheritance,
    when he divided all mankind,(B)
he set up boundaries(C) for the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of Israel.[a](D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God

23 He (A)makes the nations great, then destroys them;
He [a]enlarges the nations, then leads them away.

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  1. Job 12:23 Or spreads out

23 He makes nations great, and destroys them;(A)
    he enlarges nations,(B) and disperses them.(C)

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