Deuteronomy 32:30 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Bible Comments

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? How should one chase a thousand - If therefore they had not forgotten their Rock, God their author and defense, it could not possibly have come to pass that a thousand of them should flee before one of their enemies.

Deuteronomy 32:30."And five of you shall chase a hundred;

And a hundred of you shall chase (רבבה) ten thousand."

Deuteronomy 32:30

30 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?