Levítico 26:8

8 cinco de vosotros perseguirán a cien, y cien de vosotros perseguirán a diez mil, y vuestros enemigos caerán a espada delante de vosotros.

Levítico 26:8 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 26:8

And five of you shall chase an hundred
One man chase twenty; and an hundred of you put ten thousand to flight;
which, had it been in proportion to the other number, should have been two thousand, as in ( Deuteronomy 32:30 ) ; where there is a proportion observed; and Abendana observes, there are some that give the sense of it thus, an hundred of you, an hundred times five, that is, five hundred, and so it comes up to a right computation; but here it seems to be a certain number for an uncertain, and only a proverbial expression, signifying that a very few, under the blessing of divine Providence, should get the advantage over a large number, and oblige them to retire, and pursue them closely: instances we have of large bodies of the enemy being defeated by a small number of Israelites, ( Judges 7:21 Judges 7:22 ) ; and even many by a single person or two, ( 1 Samuel 14:13 1 Samuel 14:14 ) ( 2 Samuel 23:8-16 ) ; and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword;
(See Gill on Leviticus 26:7).

Levítico 26:8 In-Context

6 "Daré también paz en la tierra, para que durmáis sin que nadie os atemorice. Asimismo eliminaré bestias dañinas de vuestra tierra, y no pasará espada por vuestra tierra.

7 "Y vosotros perseguiréis a vuestros enemigos y caerán a espada delante de vosotros;

8 cinco de vosotros perseguirán a cien, y cien de vosotros perseguirán a diez mil, y vuestros enemigos caerán a espada delante de vosotros.

9 "Me volveré hacia vosotros y os haré fecundos y os multiplicaré y confirmaré mi pacto con vosotros.

10 "Y comeréis las provisiones viejas y sacaréis lo añejo para guardar lo nuevo.