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Literal Standard Version

Jeremiah 32:13

And I charge Baruch before their eyes, saying,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baruch;   Contracts;   Land;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Justice;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Witnesses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Anathoth;   Gestures;   Jeremiah;   Midrash;   Redeem, Redemption, Redeemer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baruch;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Baruch ;   Hanameel ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baruch;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Witness;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Justice;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Hanamel;   Salvation;   Seal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Alienation and Acquisition;   Restraints on Alienation;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I charged Baruch in their sight,
Hebrew Names Version
I charged Barukh before them, saying,
King James Version
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
English Standard Version
I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,
New American Standard Bible
"And I commanded Baruch in their sight, saying,
New Century Version
"With all the people watching, I told Baruch,
Amplified Bible
"And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,
World English Bible
I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
And I commanded Baruch in their sight, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
In their sight I instructed Baruch,
Contemporary English Version
I told Baruch that the Lord had said: Take both copies of this bill of sale, one sealed shut and the other open, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time.
Complete Jewish Bible
In their presence I instructed Barukh as follows:
Darby Translation
And I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
With all the people watching, I said to Baruch,
George Lamsa Translation
And I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,
Good News Translation
Before them all I said to Baruch,
Lexham English Bible
And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,
Literal Translation
And I commanded Baruch before their eyes, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I charged Baruch also before them, saienge:
American Standard Version
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Bible in Basic English
And I gave orders to Baruch in front of them, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And I charged Baruch before them, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I charged Baruch also before them, saying:
English Revised Version
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y comaundide to Baruc bifore hem,
Update Bible Version
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And I charged Baruch before them, saying,
New English Translation
In the presence of all these people I instructed Baruch,
New King James Version
"Then I charged Baruch before them, saying,
New Living Translation
Then I said to Baruch as they all listened,
New Life Bible
I said to Baruch in front of them,
New Revised Standard
In their presence I charged Baruch, saying,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then charged I Baruch in their sight saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I charged Baruch before them, saying:
Revised Standard Version
I charged Baruch in their presence, saying,
Young's Literal Translation
And I charge Baruch before their eyes, saying,
THE MESSAGE
"Then, in front of all of them, I told Baruch, ‘These are orders from God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel: Take these documents—both the sealed and the open deeds—and put them for safekeeping in a pottery jar. For God -of-the-Angel-Armies, the God of Israel, says, "Life is going to return to normal. Homes and fields and vineyards are again going to be bought in this country."'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,

Contextual Overview

1The word that has been to Jeremiah from YHWH in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah—it [is] the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar— 2And then the forces of the king of Babylon are laying siege against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet has been shut up in the court of the prison that [is] in the house of the king of Judah, 3where Zedekiah king of Judah has shut him up, saying, "Why are you prophesying, saying, Thus said YHWH: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he has captured it; 4and Zedekiah king of Judah does not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but is certainly given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth has spoken with his mouth, and his eyes see his eyes, 5and he leads Zedekiah [to] Babylon, and there he is until My inspecting him—a declaration of YHWH—because you fight with the Chaldeans, you do not prosper." 6And Jeremiah says, "A word of YHWH has been to me, saying, 7Behold, Hanameel son of Shallum, your uncle, is coming to you, saying, Buy my field that [is] in Anathoth for yourself, for the right of redemption [is] yours to buy." 8And Hanameel, my uncle's son, comes to me, according to the word of YHWH, to the court of the prison, and says to me, "Please buy my field that [is] in Anathoth, that [is] in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession [is] yours, and redemption yours—buy [it] for yourself." And I know that it [is] the word of YHWH, 9and I buy the field that [is] in Anathoth from Hanameel, my uncle's son, and I weigh the money to him—seventeen shekels of silver. 10And I write in a scroll, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

Bible Verse Review
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Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
and he lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, three men standing by him, and he sees, and runs to meet them from the opening of the tent, and bows himself toward the earth,
Genesis 32:20
and you have also said, Behold, your servant Jacob [is] behind us"; for he said, "I pacify his face with the present which is going before me, and afterward I see his face; it may be he lifts up my face";
Genesis 32:21
and the present passes over before his face, and he has lodged during that night in the camp.
Genesis 33:10
And Jacob says, "No, please, now if I have found grace in your eyes, then you have received my present from my hand, because that I have seen your face, as the seeing of the face of God, and you are pleased with me;
Genesis 42:6
and Joseph is the ruler over the land, he who is selling to all the people of the land, and Joseph's brothers come and bow themselves to him—face to the earth.
Genesis 43:11
And their father Israel says to them, "If so, now, do this: take of the praised thing of the land in your vessels, and take down to the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and almonds;
Genesis 43:26
And Joseph comes into the house, and they bring to him the present which [is] in their hand, into the house, and bow themselves to him, to the earth;
1 Samuel 25:8
Ask your young men, and they declare [it] to you, and the young men find grace in your eyes, for we have come on a good day; please give that which your hand finds to your servants and to your son, to David."
1 Samuel 25:27
And now, this blessing which your maidservant has brought to my lord—it has been given to the young men who are going up and down at the feet of my lord.
Proverbs 17:8
A stone of grace [is] the bribe in the eyes of its possessors, || Wherever it turns, it prospers.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I charged Baruch before them,.... Before his kinsman, the witnesses of the deed, and the Jews that were in the court:

saying, as follows:


 
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