New American Standard Bible 2020
Jeremiah 32:9
9“So I bought the field which was in Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I 1weighed out the silver for him, seventeen 2shekels of silver.
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
7‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field which is at Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.”’ 8Then my uncle’s son Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard in accordance with the word of the Lord and said to me, ‘Buy my field, please, that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for you have the right of possession and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. “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. 11Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and 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
- the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- was in Anathothעֲנָתוֹת‛ănâthôth · AnathothH6068
- from Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלchănam'êl · HanamelH2601
- my uncle’sדּוֹדdôd dôd · beloved: male relativeH1730
- sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
- weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
- the silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
- for him, seventeenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
- for him, seventeenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
- shekelsשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:9
- Genesis 23:15“My lord, listen to me: a plot of land worth four hundred shekels of silver--what is that between me and you? So bury your dead.”
- 1 Kings 20:39And as the king passed by, he cried out to the king and said, “Your servant went out into the midst of the battle; and behold, a man turned aside and brought a man to me and said, ‘Guard this man; if for any reason he goes missing, then your life shall be forfeited in place of his life, or else you shall pay a talent of silver.’
- Esther 3:9If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be eliminated, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry out the king’s business, to put into the king’s treasuries.”
- Isaiah 55:2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance.
- Genesis 37:28Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him out and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. So they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Hosea 3:2So I purchased her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and a homer and a lethech of barley.
- Zechariah 11:12And I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!” So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.
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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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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