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, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it. 10I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him. Then 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. 13Then I said to Baruch as they all listened,

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 2:27That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,
• Acts 26:3for I know you are an expert on all Jewish customs and controversies. Now please listen to me patiently!
• 1 Corinthians 11:16But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches.

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