Leviticus 26:8 (YLT)

Passage

and five of you have pursued a hundred, and a hundred of you do pursue a myriad; and your enemies have fallen before you by the sword.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 26:6 `And I have given peace in the land, and ye have lain down, and there is none causing trembling; and I have caused evil beasts to cease out of the land, and the sword doth not pass over into your land.

Leviticus 26:7 `And ye have pursued your enemies, and they have fallen before you by the sword;

Leviticus 26:8 and five of you have pursued a hundred, and a hundred of you do pursue a myriad; and your enemies have fallen before you by the sword.

Leviticus 26:9 `And I have turned unto you, and have made you fruitful, and have multiplied you, and have established My covenant with you;

Leviticus 26:10 and ye have eaten old <FI>store<Fi> , and the old because of the new ye bring out.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And ye have pursued your enemies and..." into verse 9's "And I have turned unto you and...", so "five" and "pursued" 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 "pursued" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.