Leviticus - 26:7

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7 You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 26:7.

Differing Translations

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You shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you.
'And ye have pursued your enemies, and they have fallen before you by the sword;
And you will put to flight those who are against you, and they will be put to death by your swords.
You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall down at the sight of you.
Et persequemini inimicos vestros, cadentque coram vobis gladio.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And ye shall chase your enemies,.... Who being overcome in battle, and put to the flight, should be pursued:
and they shall fall before you by the sword; not by the sword of one another, as the Midianites did, Judges 7:21, so Jarchi; but rather by the sword of the Israelites, for oftentimes multitudes of the enemy are killed in a pursuit.

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