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Números 21 abre con “And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came…”, cambia cerca del versículo 18 con “The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the…” y termina con “So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Números · Versión King James · 35Números 21:1-7
Versículos 1–7: When king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that…
Números 21:1–7 abre con “And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the…” y llega a “Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los mandatos y responsabilidades que dan forma a la misericordia, la justicia, la pureza, el trabajo y el amor al prójimo en Números.
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“And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then…” Nombrar a Israel y Arad mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD , and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will…” Nombrar a Israel mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 21:1-7
Versión King James1And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisoners.
2And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD , and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
3And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
5And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD , and against thee; pray unto the LORD , that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Números 21:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a…
Números 21:8–14 abre con “And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall…” y llega a “Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD , What he did in the Red sea, and in…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los mandatos y responsabilidades que dan forma a la misericordia, la justicia, la pureza, el trabajo y el amor al prójimo en Números.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every…” 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 Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man…” Esta señal narrativa conocida hace avanzar el tiempo. Lo que sigue es una nueva escena, consecuencia o respuesta a una tensión anterior.
Números 21:8-14
Versión King James8And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
9And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
10And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth.
11And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
12From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.
13From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
14Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD , What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Números 21:15-21
Versículos 15–21: At the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and…
Números 21:15–21 abre con “And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border…” y llega a “And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los mandatos y responsabilidades que dan forma a la misericordia, la justicia, la pureza, el trabajo y el amor al prójimo en Números.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.” Nombrar a Moab mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 21:15-21
Versión King James15And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
16And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
17Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
19And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
21And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
Números 21:22-28
Versículos 22–28: Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into…
Números 21:22–28 abre con “Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will…” y llega a “For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los mandatos y responsabilidades que dan forma a la misericordia, la justicia, la pureza, el trabajo y el amor al prójimo en Números.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen borders, drink, fields. Su relación con los versículos 23 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out…” Nombrar a Israel y Sihon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children…” Nombrar a Ammon y Arnon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 21:22-28
Versión King James22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.
23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
24And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
25And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
27Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
28For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon.
Números 21:29-35
Versículos 29–35: Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given…
Números 21:29–35 abre con “Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped…” y llega a “So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Sigue los mandatos y responsabilidades que dan forma a la misericordia, la justicia, la pureza, el trabajo y el amor al prójimo en Números.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into…” Nombrar a Amorites y Chemosh mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which…” Nombrar a Dibon y Heshbon mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 21:29-35
Versión King James29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
31Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
32And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.
33And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
34And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.
35So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Numbers 21:1 comienza con “And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Numbers 21:17 forma un giro natural: “Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:”
La nota final
Numbers 21:35 deja al lector con “So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Israel, people, Amorites, LORD, Moab, Moses 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.