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 at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed 17 shekels of silver to pay him for it. 10I wrote my name on a piece of paper to show that I had bought the land. Some men watched as I did this, to agree to the sale. I closed the paper with a seal. Then I gave Hanamel the silver that I had weighed. I took the paper with the seal, and also a copy of it that had no seal. The agreement about the sale of land was written on those pieces of paper. 12I gave both pieces of paper to Baruch, the son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. Hanamel watched me as I did this, as well as the men who had written their names on the paper. The people of Judah who were there in the guards' yard also watched me. 13While all those people listened, I said to Baruch,

Jeremiah 32:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So I tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the evidenceסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• of the purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
• that which was sealedחָתַםchâtham · to sealH2856
• to the lawמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and customחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and that which was openגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:11

• Luke 2:27Now the day had come. The Holy Spirit told Simeon that he should go to the temple. Mary and Joseph were bringing the baby Jesus to do what God's rule said.
• Acts 26:3You yourself know all about the Jews. You know about how we live. You also know the things that we argue about with each other. So please be patient and listen to me.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16Some people may want to argue about this. But I have told you what we do. And all of God's people in the different churches do the same thing.

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