Leviticus 26 · Verse 8

Leviticus 26:8

And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
Leviticus 26:8, King James Version

Leviticus 26:8 in other translations

BSBFive of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.
WEBFive of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
ASVAnd five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
YLTand five of you have pursued a hundred, and a hundred of you do pursue a myriad; and your enemies have fallen before you by the sword.
DARBYand five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; and your enemies shall fall beside you by the sword.
BBEThen five of you will put to flight a hundred, and a hundred of you will put to flight ten thousand, and all who are against you will be put to death by your swords.
WebsterAnd five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

What does Leviticus 26:8 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 26:1-13

This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward in case of obedience, on the one hand; and threatenings of punishment for disobedience, on the other. While Israel maintained a national regard to God's worship, sabbaths, and sanctuary, and did not turn aside to idolatry, the Lord engaged to continue to them temporal mercies and religious advantages. These great and…

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Leviticus 26:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְרָדְפ֨וּve.rad.Fuand they will pursueH7291
מִכֶּ֤םmi.Kemof <the> you
חֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahfiveH2568
מֵאָ֔הme.'Ahone hundredH3967
וּמֵאָ֥הu.me.'Ahand one hundredH3967
מִכֶּ֖םmi.Kemof <the> you
רְבָבָ֣הre.va.Vahten thousandH7233
יִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.futhey will pursueH7291
וְנָפְל֧וּve.naf.Luand they will fallH5307
אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם'o.ye.vei.Khemenemies yourH341
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖םlif.nei.Khem<to> before youH6440
לֶחָֽרֶב\׃le.Cha.revto the swordH2719

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Cross references for Leviticus 26:8

  • Joshua 23:10

    One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

  • Deuteronomy 28:7

    The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

  • Deuteronomy 32:30

    How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?

  • 1 Chronicles 11:20

    And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.

  • Numbers 14:9

    Only rebel not ye against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.

  • Judges 7:19-21

    So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands. And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

  • 1 Samuel 14:6-16

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that is in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart. Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. …

  • 1 Chronicles 11:11

    And this is the number of the mighty men whom David had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he lifted up his spear against three hundred slain by him at one time.

  • Psalms 81:14-15

    I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

  • 1 Samuel 17:45-52

    Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands. And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nu 14:9; De 28:7; 32:30; Jos 23:10; Jud 7:19-21; 1Sa 14:6-16
1Sa 17:45-52; 1Ch 11:11,20; Ps 81:14,15

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Context

  • Leviticus 26:7

    And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

  • Leviticus 26:8

    And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.

  • Leviticus 26:9

    For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

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Leviticus 26:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cinco de vosotros perseguirán á ciento, y ciento de vosotros perseguirán á diez mil, y vuestros enemigos caerán á cuchillo delante de vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et cinq d’entre vous en poursuivront 100, et 100 d’entre vous en poursuivront 10 000, et vos ennemis tomberont devant vous par l’épée.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und fünf von euch werden hundert jagen, und hundert von euch werden zehntausend jagen, und eure Feinde werden vor euch fallen durchs Schwert.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Persequentur quinque de vestris centum alienos, et centum de vobis decem millia: cadent inimici vestri gladio in conspectu vestro.