El panorama
Números 8 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”, cambia cerca del versículo 13 con “And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an…” y termina con “But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Números · Versión King James · 26Números 8:1-7
Versículos 1–7: The LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Números 8:1–7 abre con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” y llega a “And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“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.
“Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the…” 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 8:1-7
Versión King James1And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the candlestick.
3And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.
4And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
5And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
6Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
7And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them: Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and so make themselves clean.
Números 8:8-14
Versículos 8–14: Let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour…
Números 8:8–14 abre con “Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and…” y llega a “Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen bullock, offering, young. Su relación con los versículos 9 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly…” Nombrar a Israel y Levites mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 8:8-14
Versión King James8Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.
9And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together:
10And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD : and the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:
11And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD for an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the service of the LORD .
12And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, unto the LORD , to make an atonement for the Levites.
13And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before his sons, and offer them for an offering unto the LORD .
14Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
Números 8:15-21
Versículos 15–21: After that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle…
Números 8:15–21 abre con “And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation…” y llega a “And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.” Nombrar a Israel y Levites mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Números 8:15-21
Versión King James15And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them for an offering.
16For they are wholly given unto me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me.
17For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day that I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.
18And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of the children of Israel.
19And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
20And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.
21And the Levites were purified, and they washed their clothes; and Aaron offered them as an offering before the LORD ; and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.
Números 8:22-26
Versículos 22–26: After that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of…
Números 8:22–26 abre con “And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation…” y llega a “But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Números 8 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before…” 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 8:22-26
Versión King James22And after that went the Levites in to do their service in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did they unto them.
23And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
24This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
25And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service thereof, and shall serve no more:
26But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their charge.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Numbers 8:1 comienza con “And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Numbers 8:8 forma un giro natural: “Then let them take a young bullock with his meat offering, even fine flour mingled with oil, and another young bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.”
La nota final
Numbers 8:26 deja al lector con “But shall minister with their brethren in the tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Levites, children, Israel, LORD, Aaron, 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.