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

8Then, just as the Lord had said he would, my cousin Hanamel came and visited me in the prison. He said, “Please buy my field at Anathoth in the land of Benjamin. By law you have the right to buy it before it is offered to anyone else, so buy it for yourself.” Then I knew that the message I had heard was from the Lord. 9So I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it. I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him. 11Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase, 12and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there 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 32:12and I handed them to Baruch son of Neriah and grandson of Mahseiah. I did all this in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed, and all the men of Judah who were there in the courtyard of the guardhouse.
• Isaiah 44:5Some will proudly claim, ‘I belong to the Lord.’ Others will say, ‘I am a descendant of Jacob.’ Some will write the Lord’s name on their hands and will take the name of Israel as their own.”
• Joshua 18:9The men did as they were told and mapped the entire territory into seven sections, listing the towns in each section. They made a written record and then returned to Joshua in the camp at Shiloh.
• Isaiah 30:8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness
• Deuteronomy 32:34“The Lord says, ‘Am I not storing up these things, sealing them away in my treasury?
• Job 14:17My sins would be sealed in a pouch, and you would cover my guilt.
• Daniel 8:26“This vision about the 2,300 evenings and mornings is true. But none of these things will happen for a long time, so keep this vision a secret.”
• John 3:33Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm that God is true.
• John 6:27But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:22and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.
• Ephesians 1:13And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago.
• Ephesians 4:30And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.
• Revelation 7:2And I saw another angel coming up from the east, carrying the seal of the living God. And he shouted to those four angels, who had been given power to harm land and sea,
• Revelation 9:4They were told not to harm the grass or plants or trees, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.
• Ruth 4:9Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.
• Isaiah 8:1Then the Lord said to me, “Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: 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