Levitikus 26:8

8 Euer fünf sollen hundert jagen, und euer hundert sollen zehntausend jagen; denn eure Feinde sollen vor euch her fallen ins Schwert.

Levitikus 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).

Levitikus 26:8 In-Context

6 Ich will Frieden geben in eurem Lande, daß ihr schlafet und euch niemand schrecke. Ich will die bösen Tiere aus eurem Land tun, und soll kein Schwert durch euer Land gehen.
7 Ihr sollt eure Feinde jagen, und sie sollen vor euch her ins Schwert fallen.
8 Euer fünf sollen hundert jagen, und euer hundert sollen zehntausend jagen; denn eure Feinde sollen vor euch her fallen ins Schwert.
9 Und ich will mich zu euch wenden und will euch wachsen und euch mehren lassen und will meinen Bund euch halten.
10 Und sollt von dem Vorjährigen essen, und wenn das Neue kommt, das Vorjährige wegtun.
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