El panorama
Génesis 11 abre con “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.”, cambia cerca del versículo 16 con “And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:” y termina con “And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Génesis · Versión King James · 32Génesis 11:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
Génesis 11:1–8 abre con “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” y llega a “So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La humanidad se extiende por la tierra, pero se reúne para hacerse un nombre. Babel dispersa a las naciones y prepara el llamado de una familia para bendecirlas a todas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen builded, children, city. Su relación con los versículos 4 y 6 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Génesis 11:1-8
Versión King James1And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
2And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.
3And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.
4And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
5And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
6And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
7Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.
8So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Génesis 11:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there…
Génesis 11:9–16 abre con “Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of…” y llega a “And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La humanidad se extiende por la tierra, pero se reúne para hacerse un nombre. Babel dispersa a las naciones y prepara el llamado de una familia para bendecirlas a todas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Génesis 11:9-16
Versión King James9Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
10These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
11And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
12And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah:
13And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
14And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
15And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.
16And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
Génesis 11:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat…
Génesis 11:17–24 abre con “And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.” y llega a “And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La humanidad se extiende por la tierra, pero se reúne para hacerse un nombre. Babel dispersa a las naciones y prepara el llamado de una familia para bendecirlas a todas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.” El número four hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Génesis 11:17-24
Versión King James17And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.
18And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
19And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters.
20And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
21And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters.
22And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
23And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.
24And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
Génesis 11:25-32
Versículos 25–32: Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and…
Génesis 11:25–32 abre con “And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and…” y llega a “And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La humanidad se extiende por la tierra, pero se reúne para hacerse un nombre. Babel dispersa a las naciones y prepara el llamado de una familia para bendecirlas a todas.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.” El número hundred hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.” Nombrar a Haran y Terah mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 11:25-32
Versión King James25And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.
26And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
27Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.
28And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
30But Sarai was barren; she had no child.
31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
32And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 11:1 comienza con “And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 11:9 forma un giro natural: “Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them…”
La nota final
Genesis 11:32 deja al lector con “And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras begat, years, lived, Terah, daughters, Haran ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.