Levítico 26:8

8 ¡Cinco de ustedes perseguirán a cien, y cien de ustedes perseguirán a diez mil! Todos sus enemigos caerán bajo su espada.

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 »Les daré paz en la tierra y podrán dormir sin temor alguno. Libraré la tierra de animales salvajes y mantendré a sus enemigos fuera del país.

7 De hecho, perseguirán a sus enemigos y los masacrarán a filo de espada.

8 ¡Cinco de ustedes perseguirán a cien, y cien de ustedes perseguirán a diez mil! Todos sus enemigos caerán bajo su espada.

9 »Los miraré con agrado, los haré fértiles y multiplicaré su pueblo. Cumpliré mi pacto con ustedes.

10 ¡Tendrán tal abundancia de cosechas que será necesario deshacerse del grano viejo para que haya lugar para la nueva cosecha!