El panorama
Génesis 23 abre con “And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the…”, cambia cerca del versículo 10 con “And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in…” y termina con “And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Génesis · Versión King James · 20Génesis 23:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the…
Génesis 23:1–7 abre con “And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of…” y llega a “And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Una sepultura, un matrimonio y el nacimiento de otra generación muestran que el pacto echa raíces aun cuando el hambre y la tensión familiar amenazan su futuro.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.” El número hundred hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to…” Nombrar a Sarah y Abraham mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 23:1-7
Versión King James1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.
2And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,
4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,
6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.
7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
Génesis 23:8-14
Versículos 8–14: He communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my…
Génesis 23:8–14 abre con “And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my…” y llega a “And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Una sepultura, un matrimonio y el nacimiento de otra generación muestran que el pacto echa raíces aun cuando el hambre y la tensión familiar amenazan su futuro.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat…” Nombrar a Ephron y Zohar mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Génesis 23:8-14
Versión King James8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,
9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.
10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.
13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there.
14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,
Génesis 23:15-20
Versículos 15–20: My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of…
Génesis 23:15–20 abre con “My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt…” y llega a “And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Una sepultura, un matrimonio y el nacimiento de otra generación muestran que el pacto echa raíces aun cuando el hambre y la tensión familiar amenazan su futuro.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
Génesis 23:15-20
Versión King James15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.
16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
17And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan.
20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 23:1 comienza con “And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 23:15 forma un giro natural: “My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.”
La nota final
Genesis 23:20 deja al lector con “And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Abraham, dead, Ephron, field, Heth, bury 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.