A thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee, till you are left like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, like a signal on a hill.
Deuteronomy 1:42 - English Standard Version 2016 And the Lord said to me, ‘Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not in your midst, lest you be defeated before your enemies.’ Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not among you–lest you be dangerously hurt by your enemies. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. Common English Bible But the LORD told me: Tell them: Don’t go up! Don’t fight because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies. Catholic Public Domain Version the Lord said to me: 'Say to them: Do not ascend and do not fight. For I am not with you. Otherwise, you may fall in the sight of your enemies.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord said to me: Say to them: Go not up, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fall before your enemies. |
A thousand shall flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you shall flee, till you are left like a flagstaff on the top of a mountain, like a signal on a hill.
Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them till none is left. Woe to them when I depart from them!
I will set my face against you, and you shall be struck down before your enemies. Those who hate you shall rule over you, and you shall flee when none pursues you.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.