Leviticus 26:8

“And five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.”

Leviticus 26:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 26:8, word by word

And fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

Where else “chamisha” appears
will pursueרָדְפוּradfu

pursue

To go after someone to catch them.

Where else “radfu” appears
a hundredמֵאָהmea

hundred

The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.

Where else “mea” appears
ten thousandרְבָבָהrevava

ten thousand, myriad

Ten thousand; a countless multitude.

Where else “revava” appears
and your enemiesאֹיְבֵיoyve

enemy

Enemy, foe: one who hates and opposes another.

Where else “oyve” appears
will fallנָפְלוּnaflu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “naflu” appears
before youפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fene” appears
by the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “charev” appears

The context

7And you will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.

8 · This verse (above)

9And I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish my covenant with you.

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