One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall you flee: till you be left as a flagstaff upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Five. A small number shall put you to flight. (Menochius)
Mast, set up after a shipwreck, to warn others, or as a signal, chap. xxxiii. 23.