El panorama
Nehemías 5 abre con “And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the…”, cambia cerca del versículo 10 con “I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray…” y termina con “Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Nehemías · Versión King James · 19Nehemías 5:1-7
Versículos 1–7: There was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their…
Nehemías 5:1–7 abre con “And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.” y llega a “Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Nehemías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.” Nombrar a Jews mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of…” Nombrar a Some mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Nehemías 5:1-7
Versión King James1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
2For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.
3Some also there were that said, We have mortgaged our lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of the dearth.
4There were also that said, We have borrowed money for the king’s tribute, and that upon our lands and vineyards.
5Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought unto bondage already: neither is it in our power to redeem them; for other men have our lands and vineyards.
6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
7Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
Nehemías 5:8-14
Versículos 8–14: I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the…
Nehemías 5:8–14 abre con “And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold…” y llega a “Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Nehemías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; 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.
“Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Nehemías 5:8-14
Versión King James8And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.
9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
10I likewise, and my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
11Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.
12Then said they, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
13Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD . And the people did according to this promise.
14Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.
Nehemías 5:15-19
Versículos 15–19: The former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the…
Nehemías 5:15–19 abre con “But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken…” y llega a “Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue las decisiones, la oposición, la liberación y los fracasos que profundizan el conflicto en Nehemías.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and…” El número forty hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither…” Nombrar a Yea mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Nehemías 5:15-19
Versión King James15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.
16Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered thither unto the work.
17Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us.
18Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.
19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Nehemiah 5:1 comienza con “And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Nehemiah 5:9 forma un giro natural: “Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?”
La nota final
Nehemiah 5:19 deja al lector con “Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras brethren, people, corn, lands, servants, vineyards 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.