El panorama
Génesis 6 abre con “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters…”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.” y termina con “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Génesis · Versión King James · 22Génesis 6:1-8
Versículos 1–8: It came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth…
Génesis 6:1–8 abre con “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were…” y llega a “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla El juicio cae sobre un mundo lleno de violencia, pero Noé, su familia y los animales del arca atraviesan las aguas hacia un pacto renovado.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an…” 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 GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen continually, earth, evil. Su relación con los versículos 4 y 6 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Génesis 6:1-8
Versión King James1And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Génesis 6:9-16
Versículos 9–16: These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in…
Génesis 6:9–16 abre con “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah…” y llega a “A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla El juicio cae sobre un mundo lleno de violencia, pero Noé, su familia y los animales del arca atraviesan las aguas hacia un pacto renovado.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” Nombrar a Noah mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.” El versículo nombra a God en vez de dejar la acción sin una fuente. Observa si la línea siguiente continúa, responde o contrasta esa acción.
Génesis 6:9-16
Versión King James9These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
14Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
15And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
16A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
Génesis 6:17-22
Versículos 17–22: And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to…
Génesis 6:17–22 abre con “And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein…” y llega a “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla El juicio cae sobre un mundo lleno de violencia, pero Noé, su familia y los animales del arca atraviesan las aguas hacia un pacto renovado.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
Génesis 6:17-22
Versión King James17And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.
18But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
19And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
20Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
22Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Genesis 6:1 comienza con “And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Genesis 6:8 forma un giro natural: “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
La nota final
Genesis 6:22 deja al lector con “Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras earth, Noah, flesh, sons, LORD, thing 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.
¿Quiénes son los hijos de Dios en Génesis 6?
Las principales lecturas los identifican como seres celestiales, gobernantes poderosos o descendientes de Set unidos con la línea de Caín. Cada posición relaciona la expresión, las genealogías y los textos posteriores de modo diferente, pero Génesis no ofrece una explicación completa que resuelva el debate.
Genesis 6:1-13 · Job 1:6 · Jude 6-7 · 2 Peter 2:4-5 · Matthew 22:30
¿Fue el diluvio global o regional?
El relato emplea lenguaje abarcador sobre la tierra, los seres vivos y las aguas sobre los montes. Una lectura global entiende ese alcance en sentido mundial; una lectura regional sostiene que expresiones universales pueden describir el mundo conocido por el relato. Ambas deben explicar los detalles y las repeticiones de Génesis 6 a 9.
Genesis 6:11-13 · Genesis 7:17-24 · Genesis 8:1-22 · Genesis 9:8-17 · Genesis 41:57