Leviticus 26:8 (LSB)

Passage

and five of you will pursue one hundred, and one hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:6 I shall also give you peace in the land so that you may lie down, with no one making you tremble. I shall also eliminate wild beasts from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.

Leviticus 26:7 But you will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword;

Leviticus 26:8 and five of you will pursue one hundred, and one hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

Leviticus 26:9 So I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will confirm My covenant with you.

Leviticus 26:10 And you will eat the old supply and clear out the old because of the new.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "five", "pursue", "hundred", "thousand", "enemies", and "fall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "five" and "pursue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "But you will pursue your enemies and..." into verse 9's "So I will turn toward you and...", so "five" and "pursue" 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 "five" and "pursue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.