⁸ 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)

⁵⁵ He drove out nations^(A) before them
    and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance;^(B)
    he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.