El panorama
Números 35 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,”, cambia cerca del versículo 17 con “And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a…” y termina con “Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Números · Versión King James · 34Números 35:1-7
Versículos 1–7: The LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho…
Números 35:1–7 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,” y llega a “So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 35 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,” Nombrar a Jericho y Jordan mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell…” 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 the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Números 35:1-7
Versión King James1And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
2Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.
3And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all their beasts.
4And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about.
5And ye shall measure from without the city on the east side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits; and the city shall be in the midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.
6And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them ye shall add forty and two cities.
7So all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites shall be forty and eight cities: them shall ye give with their suburbs.
Números 35:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the…
Números 35:8–14 abre con “And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from…” y llega a “Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 35 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye…” 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 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.
Números 35:8-14
Versión King James8And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel: from them that have many ye shall give many; but from them that have few ye shall give few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.
9And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;
11Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth any person at unawares.
12And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment.
13And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge.
14Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, which shall be cities of refuge.
Números 35:15-21
Versículos 15–21: These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and…
Números 35:15–21 abre con “These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and…” y llega a “Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 35 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among…” 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 if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Números 35:15-21
Versión King James15These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
16And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so that he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
17And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
18Or if he smite him with an hand weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a murderer: the murderer shall surely be put to death.
19The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.
20But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;
21Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he that smote him shall surely be put to death; for he is a murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him.
Números 35:22-28
Versículos 22–28: If he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any…
Números 35:22–28 abre con “But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of…” y llega a “Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 35 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen enmity, laying, suddenly. Su relación con los versículos 23 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen enemy, harm, seeing. Su relación con los versículos 22 y 24 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Números 35:22-28
Versión King James22But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,
23Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon him, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm:
24Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:
25And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which was anointed with the holy oil.
26But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;
27And the revenger of blood find him without the borders of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
28Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession.
Números 35:29-34
Versículos 29–34: So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout…
Números 35:29–34 abre con “So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all…” y llega a “Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 35 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Números 35:29-34
Versión King James29So these things shall be for a statute of judgment unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.
30Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not testify against any person to cause him to die.
31Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death: but he shall be surely put to death.
32And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in the land, until the death of the priest.
33So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
34Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Numbers 35:1 comienza con “And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Numbers 35:20 forma un giro natural: “But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by laying of wait, that he die;”
La nota final
Numbers 35:34 deja al lector con “Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras cities, death, murderer, refuge, blood, city 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.