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Leviticus 26:8

Five 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.

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ASV

And 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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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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Joshua 23:10One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.Deuteronomy 28:7The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.Deuteronomy 32:30How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?1 Chronicles 11:20Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three, and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.Judges 7:19–21Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the outskirts of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after the changing of the guard. They blew their horns and broke the jars that were in their hands.Numbers 14:9Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for they will be like bread for us. Their protection has been removed, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them!”Judges 15:15He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.1 Samuel 14:6–16Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”1 Chronicles 11:11This is the list of David’s mighty men: Jashobeam son of Hachmoni was chief of the officers; he wielded his spear against three hundred men, whom he killed at one time.1 Chronicles 12:14These Gadites were army commanders, the least of whom was a match for a hundred, and the greatest for a thousand.Psalms 81:14–15how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!Isaiah 30:17A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.1 Samuel 17:45–52But David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.2 Kings 19:6who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.2 Chronicles 24:24Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.Isaiah 37:6who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me.1 Kings 20:20and each one struck down his opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-hadad king of Aram escaped on horseback with the cavalry.

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About Leviticus

Moses and Aaron Appear before Pharaoh — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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