Berean Standard Bible
Jeremiah 32:9
9So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.1
Jeremiah 32:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
- New International Version (NIV)so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.
Context of Jeremiah 32:9
7Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’ 8Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. So 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. 11Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
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וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאֵ֛ת חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־לּוֹ֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֔סֶף שִׁבְעָ֥ה שְׁקָלִ֖ים וַעֲשָׂרָ֥ה הַכָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear
- So I boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
- the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- the fieldאֵת'êth · withH854
- in Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
- from my cousinבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- from my cousinדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלchănam'êl · HanamelH2601
- and I weighed outשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
- seventeenכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- seventeenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- seventeenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:9
- Genesis 23:15“Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”
- 1 Kings 20:39As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’
- Esther 3:9If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
- Isaiah 55:2Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
- Genesis 37:28So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
- Hosea 3:2So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
- Zechariah 11:12Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Weighed him the money - It does not appear that there was any coined or stamped money among the Jews before the captivity; the Scripture, therefore, never speaks of counting money, but of weighing it. Seventeen shekels of silver - The shekel at this time must have been a nominal coin; it was a thing of a certain weight, or a certain worth. Seventeen shekels was the weight of the silver paid: but it might have been in one ingot, or piece. The shekel has…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Seventeen shekels of silver - literally, as in the margin, probably a legal formula. Jeremiah bought Hanameel‘s life-interest up to the year of Jubilee, and no man‘s life was worth much in a siege like that of Jerusalem. As Jeremiah had no children, at his death the land would devolve to the person who would have inherited it had Jeremiah not bought it. He therefore bought what never was and never could have been of the slightest use to him, and gave for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12Many people might have thought Jeremiah acted foolishly when he agreed to buy the land. After Jerusalem fell and many people went into exile, the land's value would drop to almost nothing. Still, Jeremiah immediately bought the field. Matthew 27:9–10 refers to the “what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet,” which might allude to this event.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. seventeen shekels of silver--As the shekel was only 2s. 4d.., the whole would be under £2, a rather small sum, even taking into account the fact of the Chaldean occupation of the land, and the uncertainty of the time when it might come to Jeremiah or his heirs. Perhaps the "seven shekels," which in the Hebrew (see Margin) are distinguished from the "ten pieces of silver," were shekels of gold [Maurer].Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Jeremiah 32:9 17 shekels is approximately 6.8 ounces or 193.8 grams of silver. ↩
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
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