Lìwèijì 26:8

8 Nǐmen wǔ gèrén yào zhuīgǎn yī bǎi rén , yī bǎi rén yào zhuīgǎn yī wàn rén , chóudí bì dǎo zaì nǐmen dāo xià .

Lìwèijì 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).

Lìwèijì 26:8 In-Context

6 Wǒ yào cì píngān zaì nǐmen de dì shàng , nǐmen tǎng wò , wú rén jīngxià . wǒ yào jiào è shòu cóng nǐmen de dì shàng xī miè , dāo jiàn yĕ bì bú jīngguò nǐmen de dì .

7 Nǐmen yào zhuīgǎn chóudí , tāmen bì dǎo zaì nǐmen dāo xià .

8 Nǐmen wǔ gèrén yào zhuīgǎn yī bǎi rén , yī bǎi rén yào zhuīgǎn yī wàn rén , chóudí bì dǎo zaì nǐmen dāo xià .

9 Wǒ yào juàngù nǐmen , shǐ nǐmen shēng yǎng zhòngduō , yĕ yào yǔ nǐmen jiāndéng suǒ lì de yuē .

10 Nǐmen yào chī chén liáng , yòu yīn xīn liáng nuó kāi chén liáng .