And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:7 · retained source text
And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
KJV dictionary & concordance
chase
Meaning of “chase”
To pursue or drive onward, especially a fleeing enemy.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
6 occurrences6 verses4 booksKJV PCE
First occurrence: Leviticus 26:7
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “chase”
And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:8 · retained source text
And fiue of you shal chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.
1611 marginal noteIosh. 23.10.
And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Leviticus 26:36 · retained source text
And vpon them that are left aliue of you, I will send a faintnesse into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, and the sound of a shaken leafe shall chase them, and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword: and they shall fall, when none pursueth.
1611 marginal noteHeb. driuen.
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 32:30 · retained source text
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rocke had sold them, and the LORD had shut them vp?
1611 marginal noteIosh. 23.10.
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 23:10 · retained source text
One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as hee hath promised you.
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 26.8. deut. 32.30.
Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 35:5 · retained source text
Let them be as chaffe before the wind: and let the Angel of the LORD chase them.
1611 marginal noteIob 21.18. psal.1.4. Esa.29.6. Ose. 13.3.
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Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗To drive, urge, or press forward with vehemence; to pursue or drive, as a defeated or flying enemy.