Jeremiah 32:10

Jeremiah 32:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
• New International Version (NIV)I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I signed the deed, sealed it, got witnesses, and weighed the money on scales.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.

Context of Jeremiah 32:10

8Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me. 9So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it. I signed the deed of purchase, sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. I weighed out the silver for him on a scale. 11There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. The other was left unsealed. 12I took both copies of the deed of purchase and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. I gave them to him in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase, and all the Judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

Jeremiah 32:10 word by word

וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I subscribedכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• the evidenceסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• and sealedחָתַםchâtham · to sealH2856
• and tookעוּד‛ûd · to testifyH5749
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• and weighedשָׁקַלshâqal · to weighH8254
• the moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• in the balancesמֹאזֵןmô'zên · balanceH3976

Cross-references for Jeremiah 32:10

• Jeremiah 32:12I took both copies of the deed of purchase and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. I gave them to him in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase, and all the Judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
• Isaiah 44:5One will say, ‘I belong to the Lord,’ and another will use the name ‘Jacob.’ One will write on his hand, ‘The Lord’s,’ and use the name ‘Israel.’”
• Joshua 18:9The men journeyed through the land and mapped it and its cities out into seven regions on a scroll. Then they came to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
• Isaiah 30:8Now go, write it down on a tablet in their presence, inscribe it on a scroll, so that it might be preserved for a future time as an enduring witness.
• Deuteronomy 32:34“Is this not stored up with me?” says the Lord, “Is it not sealed up in my storehouses?
• Job 14:17My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.
• Daniel 8:26The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”
• John 3:33The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.
• John 6:27Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:22who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.
• Ephesians 1:13And when you heard the word of truth (the gospel of your salvation) – when you believed in Christ – you were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit,
• Ephesians 4:30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
• Revelation 7:2Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, who had the seal of the living God. He shouted out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given permission to damage the earth and the sea:
• Revelation 9:4They were told not to damage the grass of the earth, or any green plant or tree, but only those people who did not have the seal of God on their forehead.
• Ruth 4:9Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
• Isaiah 8:1The Lord told me, “Take a large tablet and inscribe these words on it with an ordinary stylus: ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’

Commentaries on Jeremiah 32:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10I subscribed the evidence - We have here all the circumstances of this legal act: An offer is made of the reversion of the ground, till the jubilee, to him who would then of right come into possession. The price is agreed on, and the silver weighed in the balances. A contract or deed of sale is drawn up, to which both parties agreeing, Witnesses are brought forward to see it signed and sealed; for the contract was both subscribed and sealed. A duplicate…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Translate: And I wrote the particulars of the purchase in the deed … And I took the purchase-deed, both that which was sealed containing the oiler and the conditions, and that which was open etc. There were two indentures, of which one was called the purchase-deed, and was signed by the purchaser and the witnesses. It was then sealed, not in our sense of appending a seal in place of signatures, but to close it up. The open deed was probably an exact copy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Jeremiah followed the legal steps to buy property. The purchase deed was a papyrus sheet with terms in Hebrew. Jeremiah signed, sealed the deed, and paid in front of witnesses (Genesis 23:3–18; 2 Samuel 24:20–24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. subscribed--I wrote in the deed, "book of purchase" (Jr 32:12). weighed--coined money was not in early use; hence money was "weighed" (Ge 23:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 32:10

• Anathoth
• Balances
• Contracts
• Covenant
• Hanamel
• Jeremiah
• Land
• Money
• Seal
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Witness

In the dictionaries

• Fear
• Hanameel
• Open
• Redemption
• Agrarian Laws
• Balance
• Baruch
• Evidence; Evident; Evidently
• Hanamel
• Jeremiah (2)

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