8 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.
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Deuteronomy 32
World English Bible, Verse 8
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Deuteronomy 32:8. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל עֶלְיוֹן֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָ֑ם יַצֵּב֙ גְּבֻלֹ֣ת עַמִּ֔ים לְמִסְפַּ֖ר בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
בְּהַנְחֵ֤ל
עֶלְיוֹן֙
גּוֹיִ֔ם
בְּהַפְרִיד֖וֹ
בְּנֵ֣י
אָדָ֑ם
יַצֵּב֙
גְּבֻלֹ֣ת
עַמִּ֔ים
לְמִסְפַּ֖ר
בְּנֵ֥י
Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported
Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.
Ὅτε διεμέριζεν ὁ ὕψιστος ἔθνη, ὡς διέσπειρεν υἱοὺς Αδὰμ, ἔστησεν ὅρια ἐθνῶν κατὰ ἀριθμὸν ἀγγέλων Θεοῦ.
Ὅτε
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὅτε
- Transliteration
- hote
- Morphology
- temporal conjunction/adverb
- Gloss
- when
- Part of Speech
- conjunction/adverb
- Definition
- Temporal conjunction/adverb.
- Occurrences
- 130
διεμέριζεν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- low
- Confidence note
- Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
- Lemma
- διεμέριζεν
- Transliteration
- diemerizen
- Morphology
- verb, aorist/imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
- Gloss
- he/she ...
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 1
ὁ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὁ
- Transliteration
- ho
- Morphology
- definite article, nominative masculine singular
- Gloss
- the
- Part of Speech
- article
- Definition
- Greek definite article.
- Strong's
- G3588
- Occurrences
- 80473
ὕψιστος
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- ὕψιστος
- Transliteration
- ypsistos
- Morphology
- nominative masculine singular or genitive neuter singular pattern
- Gloss
- ...
- Part of Speech
- noun/adjective form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 81
ἔθνη
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἔθνος
- Transliteration
- ethnos
- Morphology
- noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
- Gloss
- nation, people
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Nation, people, Gentile group, or ethnic body.
- Occurrences
- 917
ὡς
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὡς
- Transliteration
- hos
- Morphology
- comparative conjunction/adverb
- Gloss
- as, like, when
- Part of Speech
- conjunction/adverb
- Definition
- Comparative or temporal conjunction/adverb.
- Occurrences
- 1899
διέσπειρεν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- διέσπειρεν
- Transliteration
- diespeiren
- Morphology
- verb, aorist/imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular pattern
- Gloss
- he/she ...
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 5
υἱοὺς
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- υἱός
- Transliteration
- huios
- Morphology
- noun, masculine nominative singular
- Gloss
- son
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Son, descendant, or member of a group.
- Occurrences
- 4805
Αδὰμ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- low
- Confidence note
- Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
- Lemma
- Αδὰμ
- Transliteration
- adam
- Morphology
- proper noun, likely indeclinable or context-dependent inflected form
- Gloss
- Αδὰμ
- Part of Speech
- proper noun
- Definition
- Generated proper-name alignment. Exact identity should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 1
ἔστησεν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἵστημι
- Transliteration
- estesen
- Morphology
- verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd singular
- Gloss
- he/she set, established
- Part of Speech
- verb
- Definition
- To stand, set, establish, or appoint.
- Occurrences
- 225
ὅρια
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὅριον
- Transliteration
- horia
- Morphology
- noun, neuter nominative/accusative plural
- Gloss
- borders, boundaries
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Boundary, border, or territory.
- Occurrences
- 227
ἐθνῶν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἔθνος
- Transliteration
- ethnos
- Morphology
- noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
- Gloss
- nation, people
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Nation, people, Gentile group, or ethnic body.
- Occurrences
- 917
κατὰ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- κατά
- Transliteration
- kata
- Morphology
- preposition
- Gloss
- according to, against, down
- Part of Speech
- preposition
- Definition
- Elided/aspirated form of κατά.
- Occurrences
- 1973
ἀριθμὸν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ἀριθμός
- Transliteration
- arithmon
- Morphology
- noun, masculine accusative singular
- Gloss
- number
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Number, count, or reckoning.
- Occurrences
- 127
ἀγγέλων
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- ἀγγέλων
- Transliteration
- aggelon
- Morphology
- Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
- Gloss
- of ... / being ...
- Part of Speech
- participle/noun form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 20
Θεοῦ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- θεός
- Transliteration
- theou
- Morphology
- noun, masculine genitive singular
- Gloss
- of God
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- God, deity, or divine being.
- Strong's
- G2316
- Occurrences
- 3522
Coverage: Torah
Ancient Aramaic Torah translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as the Hebrew original text.
בְּאַחֲסָנָא עִלָאָה עַמְמַיָא בְּפָרָשׁוּתֵהּ בְּנֵי אֲנָשָׁא קַיִים תְּחוּמֵי עַמְמַיָא לְמִנְיַן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
בְּאַחֲסָנָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אחסנא
- Transliteration
- b'chsn'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 42
עִלָאָה
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- עלאה
- Transliteration
- 'l'h
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 8
עַמְמַיָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- עממיא
- Transliteration
- 'mmy'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 97
בְּפָרָשׁוּתֵהּ
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- פרשותה
- Transliteration
- bprshwth
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 2
בְּנֵי
- Confidence
- medium aramaic rule-aligned
- Note
- Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
- Lemma
- בר
- Transliteration
- bny
- Morphology
- noun plural construct
- Gloss
- sons, children of
- Occurrences
- 1211
אֲנָשָׁא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- אנשא
- Transliteration
- 'nsh'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 105
קַיִים
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- קיים
- Transliteration
- qyym
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 39
תְּחוּמֵי
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- תחומי
- Transliteration
- tchwmy
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 3
עַמְמַיָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- עממיא
- Transliteration
- 'mmy'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 97
לְמִנְיַן
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- מנין
- Transliteration
- lmnyn
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 34
בְּנֵי
- Confidence
- medium aramaic rule-aligned
- Note
- Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
- Lemma
- בר
- Transliteration
- bny
- Morphology
- noun plural construct
- Gloss
- sons, children of
- Occurrences
- 1211
יִשְׂרָאֵל
- Confidence
- medium aramaic rule-aligned
- Note
- Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
- Lemma
- ישראל
- Transliteration
- yshr'l
- Morphology
- proper noun
- Gloss
- Israel
- Occurrences
- 609
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܕܟܕ ܡܦܠܓ ܡܪܝܡܐ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܘܟܕ ܡܦܪܫ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ. ܐܩܝܡ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.
ܕܟܕ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- DKD
- Morphology
- D-KD
- Occurrences
- 0
ܡܦܠܓ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- MPLG
- Morphology
- !M!PLG[/:d
- Occurrences
- 0
ܡܪܝܡܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- MRJM>
- Morphology
- !M!R(W&JM[/~>:dp
- Occurrences
- 0
ܥܡ̈ܡܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- <M"M>
- Morphology
- <M&M=/(J~>
- Occurrences
- 0
ܘܟܕ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- WKD
- Morphology
- W-KD
- Occurrences
- 0
ܡܦܪܫ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- MPRC
- Morphology
- !M!PRC[/:d
- Occurrences
- 0
ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- BN"JNC>
- Morphology
- BN/J-(>NC/~>
- Occurrences
- 0
ܐܩܝܡ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- >QJM
- Morphology
- ]>]Q(W&JM[
- Occurrences
- 0
ܬܚܘܡܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- TXWM>
- Morphology
- TXWM/~>
- Occurrences
- 0
ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- D<M"M>
- Morphology
- D-<M&M=/(J~>
- Occurrences
- 0
ܠܡܢܝܢܐ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- LMNJN>
- Morphology
- L-MNJN/~>
- Occurrences
- 0
ܕܒܢ̈ܝ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- DBN"J
- Morphology
- D-BN/J
- Occurrences
- 0
ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
- Confidence
- medium Apache-2.0 OpenSSI Syriac parser output
- Note
- OpenSSI morphology candidate mapped by book/chapter/verse and token position. Review before labeling as hand-verified scholarship.
- Transliteration
- >JSRJL
- Morphology
- >JSRJL/
- Occurrences
- 0
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Quando dividebat Altissimus gentes, quando separabat filios Adam, constituit terminos populorum juxta numerum filiorum Israël.
quando
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- quando
- Transliteration
- quando
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 289
dividebat
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- diuido
- Transliteration
- dividebat
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 192
Altissimus
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- altus
- Transliteration
- Altissimus
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adjective
- Occurrences
- 112
gentes
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- gens
- Transliteration
- gentes
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 873
quando
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- quando
- Transliteration
- quando
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adverb
- Occurrences
- 289
separabat
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- separo
- Transliteration
- separabat
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 89
filios
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- filius
- Transliteration
- filios
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 5067
Adam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Adam
- Transliteration
- Adam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 51
constituit
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- constituo
- Transliteration
- constituit
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 313
terminos
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- terminus
- Transliteration
- terminos
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 179
populorum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- populus
- Transliteration
- populorum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 2030
iuxta
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- iuxta
- Transliteration
- iuxta
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
- Occurrences
- 593
numerum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- numerus
- Transliteration
- numerum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 197
filiorum
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- filius
- Transliteration
- filiorum
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 5067
Israhel
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- Israel
- Transliteration
- Israhel
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: proper noun
- Occurrences
- 2547
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
Acts 17:26
He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,
17 relevance votesDaniel 4:17
“‘The sentence is by the decree of the watchers and the demand by the word of the holy ones, to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the lowest of men.’
5 relevance votesPsalms 115:16
The heavens are Yahweh’s heavens, but he has given the earth to the children of men.
4 relevance votesGenesis 10:25
To Eber were born two sons. The name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided. His brother’s name was Joktan.
4 relevance votesPsalms 92:8
But you, Yahweh, are on high forever more.
3 relevance votesPsalms 91:1
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
3 relevance votesGenesis 10:15
Canaan became the father of Sidon (his firstborn), Heth,
3 relevance votesDaniel 5:18
“To you, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty.
2 relevance votesPsalms 50:14
Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
2 relevance votesNumbers 24:16
he says, who hears the words of God, knows the knowledge of the Most High, and who sees the vision of the Almighty, falling down, and having his eyes open:
2 relevance votesActs 7:48
However, the Most High doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands, as the prophet says,
2 relevance votesPsalms 82:6
I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
2 relevance votes