El panorama
Levítico 21 abre con “And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto…”, cambia cerca del versículo 12 con “Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the…” y termina con “And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Levítico · Versión King James · 24Levítico 21:1-8
Versículos 1–8: The LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and…
Levítico 21:1–8 abre con “And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There…” y llega a “Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Levítico 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled…” 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 for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen defiled, husband, nigh. Su relación con los versículos 2 y 4 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any…” 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 21:1-8
Versión King James1And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
2But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
8Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD , which sanctify you, am holy.
Levítico 21:9-16
Versículos 9–16: The daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore…
Levítico 21:9–16 abre con “And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her…” y llega a “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Levítico 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;” 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 he shall take a wife in her virginity.” 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 21:9-16
Versión King James9And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
11Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD .
13And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
15Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Levítico 21:17-24
Versículos 17–24: Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their…
Levítico 21:17–24 abre con “Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any…” y llega a “And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Levítico 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach…” Nombrar a Aaron mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen brokenfooted, brokenhanded. Su relación con los versículos 18 y 20 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by…” 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 21:17-24
Versión King James17Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever he be of thy seed in their generations that hath any blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
19Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
20Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
21No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
22He shall eat the bread of his God, both of the most holy, and of the holy.
23Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
24And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Leviticus 21:1 comienza con “And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Leviticus 21:4 forma un giro natural: “But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.”
La nota final
Leviticus 21:24 deja al lector con “And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, profane, holy, blemish, bread, Aaron 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.