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

9“So I bought the field which was in Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver. 10And I signed and sealed the deed, and called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales. Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy; 12and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel my uncle’s son and in the sight of the witnesses who signed the deed of purchase, in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard. 13And I commanded Baruch in their sight, saying,

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
• the deedsסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• of purchaseמִקְנָהmiqnâh · purchaseH4736
• both the sealedחָתַםchâtham · to sealH2856
• termsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• and conditionsחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• and the openגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:11

• Luke 2:27And he came by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
• Acts 26:3especially because you are an expert in all customs and questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.
• 1 Corinthians 11:16But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor have 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