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Revised Standard Version

Jeremiah 32:10

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Anathoth;   Balances;   Contracts;   Covenant;   Hanamel;   Jeremiah;   Land;   Money;   Seal;   Symbols and Similitudes;   Witness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Money;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Seal;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Money;   Seals;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hananeel;   Justice;   Seal, Sealing;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hanameel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Aceldama;   Hanameel;   Witnesses;   Zechariah, the Book of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Anathoth;   Balances;   Gestures;   Hanameel;   Jeremiah;   Midrash;   Prison, Prisoners;   Redeem, Redemption, Redeemer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Jeremiah;   Witness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Barnabas ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Balances;   Hanameel ;   Prison;   Sealing;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Baruch;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Seal;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Witness;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Book;   Justice;   Money;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Balance;   Evidence;   Hanamel;   Money, Current;   Salvation;   Seal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Alienation and Acquisition;   Avenger of Blood;   Balance;   Go'el;   Hanameel;   Law, Civil;   Restraints on Alienation;  

Parallel Translations

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.
King James Version
And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
English Standard Version
I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed 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.
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.
Amplified Bible
"I signed the deed and sealed it, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the money on the scales.
World English Bible
I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I writ it in the booke and signed it, and tooke witnesses, and weighed him the siluer in the balances.
Legacy Standard Bible
And I signed and sealed the deed and called in witnesses and weighed out the silver on the scales.
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
I signed on the purchase contract, sealed it, called witnesses and weighed out the money for him on a balance scale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
American Standard 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.
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.
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.
English Revised Version
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y wroot in a book, and Y seelide, and Y yaf witnessis. And Y weiede siluer in a balaunce;
Update Bible Version
And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I subscribed the contract, and sealed [it], and took witnesses, and weighed [him] the money in the balances.
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.
Young's Literal Translation
And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Contextual Overview

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedeki'ah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrez'zar. 2 At that time the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard which was in the palace of the king of Judah. 3 For Zedeki'ah king of Judah had imprisoned him, saying, "Why do you prophesy and say, 'Thus says the LORD: Behold, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it; 4 Zedeki'ah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chalde'ans, but shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye; 5 and he shall take Zedeki'ah to Babylon, and there he shall remain until I visit him, says the LORD; though you fight against the Chalde'ans, you shall not succeed'?" 6 Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me: 7 Behold, Han'amel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you and say, 'Buy my field which is at An'athoth, for the right of redemption by purchase is yours.' 8 Then Han'amel my cousin came to me in the court of the guard, in accordance with the word of the LORD, and said to me, 'Buy my field which is at An'athoth in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession and redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9 "And I bought the field at An'athoth from Han'amel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10 I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.

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
Abraham answered, "Behold, I have taken upon myself to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.
Genesis 28:15
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done that of which I have spoken to you."
Genesis 30:43
Thus the man grew exceedingly rich, and had large flocks, maidservants and menservants, and camels and asses.
Genesis 32:5
and I have oxen, asses, flocks, menservants, and maidservants; and I have sent to tell my lord, in order that I may find favor in your sight.'"
Genesis 32:6
And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, "We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men with him."
Genesis 32:7
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies,
Genesis 32:8
thinking, "If Esau comes to the one company and destroys it, then the company which is left will escape."
Genesis 32:9
And Jacob said, "O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O LORD who didst say to me, 'Return to your country and to your kindred, and I will do you good,'
Genesis 32:10
I am not worthy of the least of all the steadfast love and all the faithfulness which thou hast shown to thy servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.
Genesis 32:11
Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for I fear him, lest he come and slay us all, the mothers with the children.

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.


 
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