As “the book of the covenant” (Exodus 20:22-33) concludes with promises and warnings (Exodus 23:20–33), so does this collec…

And five of you shall chase an hundred. —This is a proverbial saying, corresponding to our phrase “A very small number, o…

And five of you shall chase an hundred
One man chase twenty; and an hundred of you put ten thousand to f…

This chapter contains a general enforcement of all the laws given by Moses; by promises of reward for obedience, on the one hand; and threats of pu…