Jeremiah 32:11

Complete Jewish Bible

I took the purchase contract, both the sealed copy with the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that was open,

Christian Standard Bible®
I took the purchase agreement—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions and the open copy—

Hebrew Names Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Darby Translation
And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;

Easy-to-Read Version
Then I took the sealed copy of the deed, which contained the demands and limits of my purchase, and the copy that was not sealed.

Amplified Bible
"So I took the deeds of the purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy;

American Standard Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Berean Standard Bible
Then I took the deed of purchase-the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy-

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

King James Version (1611)
So I tooke the euidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custome, and that which was open.

English Revised Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Lexham English Bible
Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed copy containing the commandments and the rules, together with the one that was open.

Literal Translation
So I took the document of the purchase, that which was sealed according to the law and the statutes, and the open copy.

New Century Version
Then I took both copies of the record of ownership—the one that was sealed that had the demands and limits of ownership, and the one that was not sealed.

New English Translation
There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed.

New King James Version
So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;

New Living Translation
Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase,

New Life Bible
Then I took the agreement which showed that I had bought the field, both the agreement which was not to be opened, and the open one.

New Revised Standard
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then took I the scroll of purchase, both that which was sealed - the title and the conditions - and that which was open;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside.

George Lamsa Translation
Then I took the deed of purchase, both that which was duly sealed according to law and a copy which was not sealed;

Good News Translation
Then I took both copies of the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the contract and its conditions, and the open copy—

New American Standard Bible
"Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;

Webster's Bible Translation
So I took the evidence of the purchase, [both] that which was sealed [according] to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So I toke the euidence with the copie, when it was orderly sealed, and read it ouer:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y took the book aseelid of possessioun, and axingis and answerys of the seller and bier, and couenauntis, and seelis withoutforth.

Young's Literal Translation
And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.

World English Bible
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Revised Standard Version
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;

Update Bible Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [containing] the terms and the stipulations, and that which was open:

Bible in Basic English
So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:

King James Version
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So I toke the euydence with the copie (when it was orderly sealed and red ouer)

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the commandment and statutes and the open copy,

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
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according: Luke 2:27, Acts 26:3, 1 Corinthians 11:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:20 - were

Cross-References

Genesis 27:41
‘Esav hated his brother because of the blessing his father had given him. ‘Esav said to himself, "The time for mourning my father will soon come, and then I will kill my brother Ya‘akov."

Genesis 32:1
(Maftir) Early in the morning Lavan got up, kissed his sons and daughters, and blessed them. Then Lavan left and returned to his own place.

Genesis 32:2
Ya‘akov went on his way, and the angels of God met him.

Deuteronomy 22:6
"If, as you are walking along, you happen to see a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with chicks or eggs, and the mother bird is sitting on the chicks or the eggs, you are not to take the mother with the chicks.

1 Samuel 12:10
But they cried to Adonai and said, ‘We sinned by abandoning Adonai and serving the ba‘alim and ‘ashtarot. But now, if you rescue us from the power of our enemies, we will serve you.'

1 Samuel 24:15
The king of Isra'el has come on a campaign — after whom? Whom are you chasing? A dead dog! A single flea!

Psalms 16:1
Mikhtam. By David: Protect me, God, for you are my refuge.

Psalms 25:20
Protect me and rescue me; don't let me be disgraced, for I take refuge in you.

Psalms 31:2
In you, Adonai , I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your justice, save me!

Psalms 43:1
Judge me, God, and plead my cause against a faithless nation. Rescue me from those who deceive and from those who are unjust.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So I took the evidence of the purchase,.... The deed of purchase, the book or bill of sale, the instrument of the bargain, as before mentioned:

[both] that which is sealed, [according] to the law and custom; which was both sealed by the buyer and seller, and was sealed up, and not to be looked into by everyone, only when there might be a necessity; this was the original copy:

and that which was open; the counter part or copy of the former, which though signed and sealed as the other, yet not sealed up, but was open and exposed to view; either for the relations to see what was done, as some; or for the judges, as others, to ratify and make authentic: or, as is most probable, this copy was laid up in some public register, to have recourse unto upon any occasion; however it was, it was according to the laws and customs of those times, which Jeremiah carefully attended to: or, as others, it lay open for the witnesses to sign; so there are three distinct things; first the written contract; then that as signed and sealed by buyer and seller, according to law; and then as signed, but not sealed, by the witnesses.

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.