Jeremiah 32:10

Complete Jewish Bible

I signed on the purchase contract, sealed it, called witnesses and weighed out the money for him on a balance scale.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And I writ it in the booke and signed it, and tooke witnesses, and weighed him the siluer in the balances.

Christian Standard Bible®
I recorded it on a scroll, sealed it, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Hebrew Names Version
I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Darby Translation
And I subscribed the writing, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances.

Easy-to-Read Version
I signed the deed and had a copy of the deed sealed up. I got some men to witness what I had done, and I weighed out the silver on the scales.

Amplified Bible
"I signed the deed and sealed it, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the money on the scales.

American Standard Version
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Berean Standard Bible
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Contemporary English Version
I had two copies of the bill of sale written out, each containing all the details of our agreement. Some witnesses and I signed the official copy, which was folded and tied, before being sealed shut with hot wax. Then I gave Hanamel the silver.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

King James Version (1611)
And I subscribed the euidence, and sealed it, and tooke witnesses, and weighed him the money in the ballances.

English Revised Version
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Lexham English Bible
And I signed on the letter and sealed it, and I called witnesses as witness, and I weighed out the money on a set of scales.

Literal Translation
And I wrote it in the document, and sealed it , and called witnesses, and weighed the silver on the scales.

New Century Version
I signed the record and sealed it and had some people witness it. I also weighed out the silver on the scales.

New English Translation
I signed the deed of purchase, sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.

New King James Version
And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.

New Living Translation
I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him.

New Life Bible
I wrote my name and put my mark on the agreement, and called in people to watch. And I weighed the silver.

New Revised Standard
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and I wrote in the scroll and sealed it, and took in attestation witnesses, - and weighed the silver in the balances.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I wrote it in a book and sealed it, and took witnesses: and I weighed him the money in the balances.

George Lamsa Translation
And I wrote the deed, and sealed it and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the scales.

Good News Translation
I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the money on scales.

New American Standard Bible
"And I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I subscribed the contract, and sealed [it], and took witnesses, and weighed [him] the money in the balances.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I writ it in a booke, and sealed it, and toke witnesses, and wayed hym there the money vpon the waightes.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y wroot in a book, and Y seelide, and Y yaf witnessis. And Y weiede siluer in a balaunce;

Young's Literal Translation
And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

World English Bible
I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Revised Standard Version
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.

Update Bible Version
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Bible in Basic English
And I put it in writing, stamping it with my stamp, and I took witnesses and put the money into the scales.

King James Version
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I caused him also to make me a writinge, and to seale it, and called recorde there by, and weyed him there the money vpon the waightes.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I signed and sealed the deed and called in witnesses and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Contextual Overview

¹ This is the word that came to Yirmeyahu from Adonai in the tenth year of Tzidkiyahu king of Y'hudah, which was the eighteenth year of N'vukhadretzar. ² At that time the army of the king of Bavel was besieging Yerushalayim; and Yirmeyahu the prophet was imprisoned in the guards' quarters attached to the king of Y'hudah's palace, ³ where Tzidkiyahu king of Y'hudah had imprisoned him after demanding, "How dare you prophesy that Adonai says, ‘I will hand this city over to the king of Bavel, and he will capture it; ⁴ Tzidkiyahu king of Y'hudah will not escape from the Kasdim but will certainly be handed over to the king of Bavel, who will address him face to face, with their eyes meeting; ⁵ and he will lead Tzidkiyahu to Bavel, where he will stay until I remember him,' says Adonai , ‘and even if you fight the Kasdim, you will fail'?" ⁶ Yirmeyahu said, "This word of Adonai came to me: ⁷ ‘Hanam'el, the son of your uncle Shalum, will approach you and say, "Buy my field at ‘Anatot; you have next-of-kin's right to redeem it; so buy it."'" ⁸ As Adonai had said, my cousin Hanam'el came to me in the guards' quarters and said, "Please buy my field at ‘Anatot, in the territory of Binyamin; because you will inherit it, and you have next-of-kin's right to redeem it, so buy it for yourself." Then I was certain that this was Adonai 's word. ⁹ So I bought the field at ‘Anatot which belonged to my cousin Hanam'el and weighed out the money for him, seven ounces of silver shekels. ¹⁰ I signed on the purchase contract, sealed it, called witnesses and weighed out the money for him on a balance scale.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I: Jeremiah 32:12, Jeremiah 32:44, Isaiah 44:5

subscribed the evidence: Heb. wrote in the book, Joshua 18:9, Isaiah 30:8

and sealed: Deuteronomy 32:34, Job 14:17, Song of Solomon 8:6, Daniel 8:26, John 3:33, John 6:27, 2 Corinthians 1:22, Ephesians 1:13, Ephesians 4:30, Revelation 7:2, Revelation 9:4

and took: Jeremiah 32:12, Jeremiah 32:25, Jeremiah 32:44, Ruth 4:9-11, Isaiah 8:1, Isaiah 8:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:20 - were Ruth 4:4 - before the inhabitants Jeremiah 32:14 - Take Daniel 9:15 - and hast

Cross-References

Genesis 18:27
Avraham answered, "Here now, I, who am but dust and ashes, have taken it upon myself to speak to A donai.

Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you. I will guard you wherever you go, and I will bring you back into this land, because I won't leave you until I have done what I have promised you."

Genesis 30:43
In this way the man became very rich and had large flocks, along with male and female slaves, camels and donkeys.

Genesis 32:5
with these instructions: "Here is what you are to say to my lord ‘Esav: ‘Your servant Ya‘akov says, "I have been living with Lavan and have stayed until now.

Genesis 32:6
I have cattle, donkeys and flocks, and male and female servants. I am sending to tell this news to my lord, in order to win your favor." '"

Genesis 32:7
The messengers returned to Ya‘akov saying, "We went to your brother ‘Esav, and he is coming to meet you; with him are four hundred men."

Genesis 32:8
Ya‘akov became greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people, flocks, cattle and camels with him into two camps,

Genesis 32:9
saying, "If ‘Esav comes to the one camp and attacks it, at least the camp that is left will escape."

Genesis 32:10
Then Ya‘akov said, "God of my father Avraham and God of my father Yitz'chak, Adonai , who told me, ‘Return to your country and your kinsmen, and I will do you good':

Genesis 32:11
I'm not worthy of all the love and faithfulness you have shown your servant, since I crossed the Yarden with only my staff. But now I have become two camps.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I subscribed the evidence,.... Or, "wrote in a book" u; the instrument or bill of sale, the deed of purchase; which described the field sold, and expressed the condition on which the purchase was made; and by subscribing it he agreed to it, and laid himself under obligation to perform it:

and sealed [it]; for the further confirmation of it:

and took witnesses; to be present at the payment of the money, and to sign the deed likewise:

and weighed [him] the money in the balances; this he did a second time; he weighed it first before Hanameel himself, and then before the witnesses; everything was done fairly, and with great exactness.

u ואכתב בספר "et scripsi in libro", V. L. Munster, Pagninus, Montanus; "in libello", Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Translate: And I wrote the particulars of the purchase in the deed ... And I took the purchase-deed, both that which was sealed containing the oiler and the conditions, and that which was open etc. There were two indentures, of which one was called the purchase-deed, and was signed by the purchaser and the witnesses. It was then sealed, not in our sense of appending a seal in place of signatures, but to close it up. The open deed was probably an exact copy, and was that intended for common use. In case its authenticity was called in question, the sealed copy would have to be produced before the judge, the seal opened, and if its contents agreed with those of the open deed, the decision would be in the buyer’s favor.

By the offer is probably meant the specification. The conditions, literally, the statutes, would be the stipulations and terms of the sale, e. g. as to its restoration at the year of jubile, its price etc. The placing of the deeds in jar was of course intended to preserve them from damp during the long years of the exile.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 32:10. I subscribed the evidence — We have here all the circumstances of this legal act:

1. An offer is made of the reversion of the ground, till the jubilee, to him who would then of right come into possession.

2. The price is agreed on, and the silver weighed in the balances.

3. A contract or deed of sale is drawn up, to which both parties agreeing,

4. Witnesses are brought forward to see it signed and sealed; for the contract was both subscribed and sealed.

5. A duplicate of the deed was drawn, which was not to be sealed, but to lie open for the inspection of those concerned, in some public place where it might be safe, and always to be seen.

6. The original, which was sealed up, was put in an earthen pitcher, in order to be preserved from accidents.

7. This was delivered by the purchaser into the hands of a third party, to be preserved for the use of the purchaser, and witnesses were called to attest this delivery.

8. They subscribed the book of the purchase, perhaps a town book, or register, where such purchases were entered. Baruch was a scribe by profession; and the deeds were delivered into his hands, before witnesses, to be preserved as above.

Perhaps the law, in this case, required that the instrument should be thus lodged. But, in the present case, both the deeds, the original and the duplicate, were put into the earthen pitcher, because the city was about to be burnt; and if lodged as usual, they would be destroyed in the general conflagration. See Jeremiah 32:14.