Deuteronomy 32:9
“For the Lords portion is his people: Iacob is the lot of his inheritance.”
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Deuteronomy 32:9 Context
7¶ Remember the dayes of olde, consider the yeeres of many generations: aske thy father, and he will shewe thee, thy Elders, and they wil tell thee. 8When the most High diuided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sonnes of Adam, hee set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel. 9For the Lords portion is his people: Iacob is the lot of his inheritance. 10He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wildernesse: Hee ledde him about, he instructed him, hee kept him as the apple of his eye. 11As an Eagle stirreth vp her nest, fluttereth ouer her yong, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings:
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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 32:9
For the LORD'S portion [is] his people; Jacob [is] the lot of his inheritance.
- King James Version
"For the LORD'S portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For the Lord's wealth is his people; Jacob is the land of his heritage.
- Basic English Bible
For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob the lot of his inheritance.
- Darby Bible
For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- Webster's Bible
For Yahweh's portion is his people. Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.
- World English Bible
For Jehovah's portion [is] His people, Jacob [is] the line of His inheritance.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For the portion of the LORD is His people, Jacob the lot of His inheritance.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 32:9
32:9 His people - It is no wonder God had so great a regard to this people, for he chose them out of all mankind to be his peculiar portion.