El panorama
Jueces 12 abre con “And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto…”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.” y termina con “And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Jueces · Versión King James · 15Jueces 12:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and…
Jueces 12:1–8 abre con “And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah…” y llega a “And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Jueces 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.” El número six hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Jueces 12:1-8
Versión King James1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
3And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
4Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, and among the Manassites.
5And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
6Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.
7And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead.
8And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel.
Jueces 12:9-15
Versículos 9–15: He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took…
Jueces 12:9–15 abre con “And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters…” y llega a “And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Jueces 12 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his…” El número thirty hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
Jueces 12:9-15
Versión King James9And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, whom he sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.
10Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem.
11And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and he judged Israel ten years.
12And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.
13And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.
14And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.
15And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Judges 12:1 comienza con “And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Judges 12:6 forma un giro natural: “Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the…”
La nota final
Judges 12:15 deja al lector con “And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Israel, judged, Ephraim, Jephthah, buried, died 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.