El panorama
Levítico 11 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”, cambia cerca del versículo 24 con “And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be…” y termina con “To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Levítico · Versión King James · 47Levítico 11:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Levítico 11:1–8 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,” y llega a “Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,” Nombrar a Aaron y Moses mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Levítico 11:1-8
Versión King James1And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Levítico 11:9-16
Versículos 9–16: These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins…
Levítico 11:9–16 abre con “These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters…” y llega a “And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Levítico 11:9-16
Versión King James9These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15Every raven after his kind;
16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Levítico 11:17-24
Versículos 17–24: The little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
Levítico 11:17–24 abre con “And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,” y llega a “And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen cormorant, little. Su relación con los versículos 18 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen heron, kind, lapwing. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Levítico 11:17-24
Versión King James17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
21Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
22Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
Levítico 11:25-32
Versículos 25–32: Whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes…
Levítico 11:25–32 abre con “And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until…” y llega a “And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.” 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 whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Levítico 11:25-32
Versión King James25And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
Levítico 11:33-40
Versículos 33–40: Every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it…
Levítico 11:33–40 abre con “And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean…” y llega a “And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.” 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 every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots…” 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 if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Levítico 11:33-40
Versión King James33And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Levítico 11:41-47
Versículos 41–47: Every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an…
Levítico 11:41–47 abre con “And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be…” y llega a “To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Aprende cómo Levítico organiza la adoración, el sacrificio, el liderazgo y la vida ante la santa presencia de Dios.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Levítico 11:41-47
Versión King James41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Leviticus 11:1 comienza con “And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Leviticus 11:24 forma un giro natural: “And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.”
La nota final
Leviticus 11:47 deja al lector con “To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras unclean, carcase, abomination, kind, creeping, earth 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.