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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In fact, you will chase down your enemies and slaughter them with your swords.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But you will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But you will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But you will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And you will chase your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall before you by the sword. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will chase and destroy your enemies, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will chase your enemies, and you will defeat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will be victorious over your enemies; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, you'll pursue your enemies and they'll die by the sword before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall by the sword before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have pursued your enemies, and they have fallen before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And ye have pursued your enemies, and they have fallen before you by the sword;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye chased your enemies, and they fell before you to the sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will pursue your enemies, and they will fall down at the sight of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You will rout your enemies, and they shall fall before your sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall give chase to your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall chase your enemies and they shall fall before you by the sword.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and ye shall pursue your enemies, and they shall fall before you with slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/26-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7157" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/26.htm">The Blessings of Obedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: ū·rə·ḏap̄·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">You will pursue</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">your enemies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: wə·nā·p̄ə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">and they will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: lɛ·ḥå̄·rɛḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">by the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Five of you will pursue a hundred, and a hundred of you will pursue ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a></span><br />The LORD will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you in one direction but flee from you in seven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-10.htm">Joshua 23:10</a></span><br />One of you can put a thousand to flight, because the LORD your God fights for you, just as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Deuteronomy 32:30</a></span><br />How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-29.htm">2 Chronicles 20:29</a></span><br />And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a></span><br />And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-47.htm">1 Samuel 17:47</a></span><br />And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6-7</a></span><br />For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.” / Thus the Arameans had arisen and fled at twilight, abandoning their tents and horses and donkeys. The camp was intact, and they had run for their lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37-40</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Psalm 44:5</a></span><br />Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11-12</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-10.htm">Ephesians 6:10-13</a></span><br />Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. / Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/24-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/exodus/32-25.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-29.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/exodus/23-27.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/exodus/15-9.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/exodus/14-23.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Swords</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Pursue</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm">Swords</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-1.htm">Of idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-2.htm">Reverence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">A blessing to those who keep the commandments</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">A curse to those who break them</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/26-40.htm">God promises to remember those who repent</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You will pursue your enemies</b><br>This phrase reflects the covenantal promise of victory for the Israelites if they remain obedient to God's commandments. In the historical context, the Israelites were often surrounded by hostile nations, and the assurance of divine assistance in warfare was crucial for their survival. The idea of pursuing enemies suggests not just defense but active engagement and triumph over adversaries. This promise is reminiscent of God's assurances to Joshua (<a href="/joshua/1-5.htm">Joshua 1:5</a>) and the victories of King David (<a href="/2_samuel/8.htm">2 Samuel 8:1-14</a>), where divine intervention led to military success.<p><b>and they will fall by the sword before you</b><br>The imagery of enemies falling by the sword indicates a decisive and overwhelming victory. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the sword was a primary weapon of warfare, symbolizing power and judgment. This phrase underscores the belief that God would fight on behalf of Israel, ensuring their enemies' defeat. It echoes the victories described in the conquest narratives of the Promised Land (<a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-11</a>) and the deliverance stories in Judges (<a href="/judges/7-22.htm">Judges 7:22</a>). Theologically, it points to the ultimate triumph of God's people over evil, a theme that finds its fulfillment in the eschatological victory of Christ over sin and death (<a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God to whom the laws and promises in Leviticus were given. They were to be a holy nation, set apart for God's purposes.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Refers to the adversaries of the Israelites, both physical and spiritual, who opposed God's people and His plans for them.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It was a place of blessing and rest for the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai and communicated them to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and the Israelites, where God promised blessings for obedience and consequences for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_brings_victory.htm">Obedience Brings Victory</a></b><br>The promise of victory over enemies is contingent upon the Israelites' obedience to God's commands. In our lives, spiritual victories often follow our commitment to living according to God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Just as God promised to give the Israelites victory over their enemies, He remains faithful to His promises to us. We can trust Him to fight our battles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>While the Israelites faced physical enemies, we face spiritual ones. We are called to stand firm in faith, using the spiritual weapons God provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br>The promise was given to the community of Israel, emphasizing the importance of unity and collective obedience in experiencing God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_confidence.htm">Courage and Confidence</a></b><br>Knowing that God is with us, we can face our challenges with courage and confidence, trusting in His power to overcome.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_israel_always_win_due_to_obedience.htm">(Leviticus 26:7–8) Is there concrete historical or archaeological evidence that Israelite armies always triumphed in battle because of obedience? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_jihad.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on jihad?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_the_bible_condone_faith_violence.htm">What is the Bible's stance on faith-based violence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_ai's_destruction_just_and_loving.htm">How can the total extermination of Ai's inhabitants (Joshua 8:24-25) be reconciled with a just and loving God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And ye shall chase your enemies.</span>--If<span class= "bld">, </span>covetous of their prosperity, the enemies should dare to attack them, God will inspire His people with marvellous courage, so that they will not only pursue them, but put them to the sword.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/26-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will pursue</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְדַפְתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·ḏap̄·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your enemies,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹיְבֵיכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·yə·ḇê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will fall</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָפְל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·p̄ə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶחָֽרֶב‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/26-7.htm">Leviticus 26:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/26-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 26:7 You shall chase your enemies and they (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 26:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/26-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 26:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 26:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>