El panorama
Levítico 17 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”, cambia cerca del versículo 8 con “And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the…” y termina con “But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Levítico · Versión King James · 16Levítico 17:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Levítico 17:1–8 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” y llega a “And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Levítico 17 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Nombrar a Moses mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it…” Nombrar a Israel mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they…” Nombrar a Israel mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a…” 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 17:1-8
Versión King James1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them; This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, saying,
3What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth it out of the camp,
4And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD ; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people:
5To the end that the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they may bring them unto the LORD , unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them for peace offerings unto the LORD .
6And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD .
7And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
8And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,
Levítico 17:9-16
Versículos 9–16: Bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to…
Levítico 17:9–16 abre con “And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the…” y llega a “But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Levítico 17 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD ; even that man…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and…” 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 soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your…” 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 17:9-16
Versión King James9And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD ; even that man shall be cut off from among his people.
10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
11For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.
12Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.
13And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.
14For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.
15And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
16But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Leviticus 17:1 comienza con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Leviticus 17:12 forma un giro natural: “Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that sojourneth among you eat blood.”
La nota final
Leviticus 17:16 deja al lector con “But if he wash them not, nor bathe his flesh; then he shall bear his iniquity.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras blood, LORD, Israel, children, flesh, offer 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.