Jeremiah 32:11

Jeremiah 32:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
• New International Version (NIV)I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;

Context of Jeremiah 32:11

9So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver. 10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy— 12and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard. 13In their sight I instructed Baruch,

Jeremiah 32:11 word by word

וָאֶקַּ֖ח אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת־הֶֽחָת֛וּם הַמִּצְוָ֥ה וְהַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַגָּלֽוּי׃Read the interlinear

• Then I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the deedסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• of purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
• the sealedחָתַםchâtham · to sealH2856
• copy with its termsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and conditionsחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• the open copyגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:11

• Luke 2:27Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
• Acts 26:3especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:11

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12By tradition, they made a copy of the deed. Jeremiah's secretary, Baruch, took care of both documents. This happened publicly in the guardhouse courtyard.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. evidence ... sealed ... open--Two deeds were drawn up in a contract of sale; the one, the original copy, witnessed and sealed with the public seal; the other not so, but open, and therefore less authoritative, being but a copy. Gataker thinks that the purchaser sealed the one with his own seal; the other he showed to witnesses that they might write their names on the back of it and know the contents; and that some details, for example, the conditions…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:11

• Anathoth
• Contracts
• Covenant
• Hanamel
• Land
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Fear
• Hanameel
• Open
• Redemption
• Agrarian Laws
• Ark of the Covenant
• Baruch
• Custom (2)
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently
• Hanamel

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings