El panorama
Josué 14 abre con “And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of…”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I…” y termina con “And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Josué · Versión King James · 15Josué 14:1-8
Versículos 1–8: These are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the…
Josué 14:1–8 abre con “And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which…” y llega a “Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Josué 14 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest…” Nombrar a Israel y Canaan mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I…” El número forty hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Josué 14:1-8
Versión King James1And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to them.
2By lot was their inheritance, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and for the half tribe.
3For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them.
4For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with their suburbs for their cattle and for their substance.
5As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.
6Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.
7Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart.
8Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.
Josué 14:9-15
Versículos 9–15: Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have…
Josué 14:9–15 abre con “And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be…” y llega a “And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Josué 14 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this…” El número forty hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength…” Nombrar a Moses mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Josué 14:9-15
Versión King James9And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children’s for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God.
10And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old.
11As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me: as my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.
12Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there, and that the cities were great and fenced: if so be the LORD will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out, as the LORD said.
13And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
14Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.
15And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Joshua 14:1 comienza con “And these are the countries which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Joshua 14:6 forma un giro natural: “Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said…”
La nota final
Joshua 14:15 deja al lector con “And the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba; which Arba was a great man among the Anakims. And the land had rest from war.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, Moses, inheritance, children, land, Israel 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.