El panorama
Números 25 abre con “And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.” y termina con “For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Números · Versión King James · 18Números 25:1-6
Versículos 1–6: Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with…
Números 25:1–6 abre con “And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.” y llega a “And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish…” 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 Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.” Nombrar a Israel y Moab mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen gods, people, bowed. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Números 25:1-6
Versión King James1And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
2And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3And Israel joined himself unto Baal-peor: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel.
4And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.
5And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.
6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Números 25:7-12
Versículos 7–12: When Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it…
Números 25:7–12 abre con “And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from…” y llega a “Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:” 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 when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation…” Nombrar a Aaron y Eleazar mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 25:7-12
Versión King James7And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
9And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
11Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
Números 25:13-18
Versículos 13–18: He shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an…
Números 25:13–18 abre con “And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood…” y llega a “For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, 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
“And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous…” El lenguaje de promesa, bendición o pacto necesita su destinatario y alcance. Esos detalles impiden separar del contexto una palabra personal de la historia.
“Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of…” Nombrar a Israelite y Midianitish mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 25:13-18
Versión King James13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
14Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
15And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
16And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor’s sake.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Numbers 25:1 comienza con “And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Numbers 25:14 forma un giro natural: “Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among…”
La nota final
Numbers 25:18 deja al lector con “For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Israel, children, LORD, Moses, people, slain 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.