El panorama
Génesis 49 abre con “And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell…”, cambia cerca del versículo 17 con “Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so…” y termina con “And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Génesis · Versión King James · 33Génesis 49:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I…
Génesis 49:1–7 abre con “And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that…” y llega a “Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.” Nombrar a Gather y Israel mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Génesis 49:1-7
Versión King James1And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.
2Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; and hearken unto Israel your father.
3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
5Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
6O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
Génesis 49:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in…
Génesis 49:8–14 abre con “Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine…” y llega a “Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s…” 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 49:8-14
Versión King James8Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down before thee.
9Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
11Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass’s colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes:
12His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
13Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
14Issachar is a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
Génesis 49:15-21
Versículos 15–21: He saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed…
Génesis 49:15–21 abre con “And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to…” y llega a “Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen bear, became, bowed. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Génesis 49:15-21
Versión King James15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
16Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel.
17Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.
18I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.
19Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
20Out of Asher his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.
21Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.
Génesis 49:22-28
Versículos 22–28: Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose…
Génesis 49:22–28 abre con “Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:” y llega a “All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:” Nombrar a Joseph mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen archers, grieved, hated. Su relación con los versículos 22 y 24 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Génesis 49:22-28
Versión King James22Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well; whose branches run over the wall:
23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
24But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)
25Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
26The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
27Benjamin shall ravin as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
28All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
Génesis 49:29-33
Versículos 29–33: He charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people…
Génesis 49:29–33 abre con “And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my…” y llega a “And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla La traición lleva a José a Egipto, pero el sufrimiento se convierte en camino de liberación. La familia se reúne, recibe perdón y queda preservada para la historia que continúa en Éxodo.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that…” 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 49:29-33
Versión King James29And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,
30In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.
31There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
32The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein was from the children of Heth.
33And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 49:1 comienza con “And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 49:10 forma un giro natural: “The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.”
La nota final
Genesis 49:33 deja al lector con “And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras blessings, Israel, Jacob, father, field, people 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.