The Meaning of Leviticus 26:7 Explained

Leviticus 26:7

KJV: And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

YLT: 'And ye have pursued your enemies, and they have fallen before you by the sword;

Darby: And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword;

ASV: And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And ye shall chase  your enemies,  and they shall fall  before  you by the sword. 

What does Leviticus 26:7 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 26:1-20 - Results Of Obedience And Disobedience
There is a vast contrast between the ideal life of the first thirteen verses of this chapter and the remainder; just the distinction which God ever makes between a life of obedience and faith, and one of disobedience and disbelief. In our inner life we also may have that blessed rain of spiritual grace; the fruit-fullness and the peace, the safety and the victory, the old store reaching to the new, the breaking of our bars and the snapping of our yoke.
If these privileges are not yours, think back on your past to ascertain whether you are walking in all God's commandments, or are in anything walking contrary to them. Confess your sins and return, and dare to believe that He will bring you again, if penitent and believing, into the old glad position. But if "ye will not," Leviticus 26:14; Leviticus 26:18; Leviticus 26:21; Leviticus 26:23; Leviticus 26:27, heavy penalties must befall. God loves us too well to allow us to drift, unwarned and unrestrained, to perdition. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 26

1  Of idolatry
2  Reverence
3  A blessing to those who keep the commandments
14  A curse to those who break them
40  God promises to remember those who repent

What do the individual words in Leviticus 26:7 mean?

And You will chase - your enemies and they shall fall before you by the sword
וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־ אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם וְנָפְל֥וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב‪‬

וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם  And  You  will  chase 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: רָדַף  
Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם  your  enemies 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.
וְנָפְל֥וּ  and  they  shall  fall 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם  before  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
לֶחָֽרֶב‪‬  by  the  sword 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֶרֶב  
Sense: sword, knife.

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