Leviticus 26:8 (GNV)

Passage

And fiue of you shall chase an hundreth, and an hundreth of you shall put ten thousande to flight, and your enemies shall fall before you vpon the sworde.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:6 And I will sende peace in the land, and ye shall sleepe and none shall make you afraid: also I will rid euill beastes out of the lande, and the sworde shall not go through your lande.

Leviticus 26:7 Also ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you vpon the sworde.

Leviticus 26:8 And fiue of you shall chase an hundreth, and an hundreth of you shall put ten thousande to flight, and your enemies shall fall before you vpon the sworde.

Leviticus 26:9 For I will haue respect vnto you, and make you encrease, and multiplie you, and establish my couenant with you.

Leviticus 26:10 Ye shall eate also olde store, and cary out olde because of the newe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "light", "fiue", "shall", "chase", "hundreth", "thousande", and "flight". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "light" and "fiue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Also ye shall chase your enemies and..." into verse 9's "For I will haue respect vnto you...", so "light" and "fiue" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "light" and "fiue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.