Leviticus 26:7

Leviticus 26:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
• New International Version (NIV)You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords.

Context of Leviticus 26:7

5Your threshing shall last to the time of the grape harvest, and the grape harvest shall last to the time for sowing. And you shall eat your bread to the full and dwell in your land securely. 6I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid. And I will remove harmful beasts from the land, and the sword shall not go through your land. You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand, and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9I will turn to you and make you fruitful and multiply you and will confirm my covenant with you.

Leviticus 26:7 word by word

וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְנָפְל֥וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶבRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye shall chaseרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• your enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• and they shall fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: killH5307
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• you by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Commentaries on Leviticus 26:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-45Verses 3-45 As “the book of the covenant” Exodus 23:20-33, so does this collection of laws contained in the Book of Leviticus. But the former passage relates to the conquest of the land of promise, this one to the subsequent history of the nation. The longer similar passage in Deuteronomy Leviticus 26:4 Rain in due season - The periodical rains, on which the fertility of the holy land so much depends, are here spoken of. There are two wet seasons, called…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Success in war would come from obeying God's commands (compare Leviticus 26:17, 36–37; Deuteronomy 28:6, 19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-133. If ye walk in my statutes--In that covenant into which God graciously entered with the people of Israel, He promised to bestow upon them a variety of blessings, so long as they continued obedient to Him as their Almighty Ruler; and in their subsequent history that people found every promise amply fulfilled, in the enjoyment of plenty, peace, a populous country, and victory over all enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 26:7

• Blessing
• Contingencies
• Courage
• Obedience
• Reward

In the dictionaries

• Cast
• Chase
• Chastise
• Enjoy
• Faintness
• Fall
• Rid
• Scatter
• Sword
• Agrarian Laws

Commentaries on Leviticus 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings