Jeremiah 32:11

Geneva Bible

So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that was open,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I took the purchase agreement—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions and the open copy—

Hebrew Names Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

King James Version
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

English Standard Version
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions and the open copy.

New American Standard Bible
"Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;

New Century Version
Then I took both copies of the record of ownership—the one that was sealed that had the demands and limits of ownership, and the one that was not sealed.

Amplified Bible
"So I took the deeds of the purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy;

World English Bible
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Legacy Standard Bible
Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the commandment and statutes and the open copy,

Berean Standard Bible
Then I took the deed of purchase-the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy-

Complete Jewish Bible
I took the purchase contract, both the sealed copy with the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,

Darby Translation
And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;

Easy-to-Read Version
Then I took the sealed copy of the deed, which contained the demands and limits of my purchase, and the copy that was not sealed.

George Lamsa Translation
Then I took the deed of purchase, both that which was duly sealed according to law and a copy which was not sealed;

Good News Translation
Then I took both copies of the deed of purchase—the sealed copy containing the contract and its conditions, and the open copy—

Lexham English Bible
Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed copy containing the commandments and the rules, together with the one that was open.

Literal Translation
So I took the document of the purchase, that which was sealed according to the law and the statutes, and the open copy.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So I toke the euydence with the copie (when it was orderly sealed and red ouer)

American Standard Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Bible in Basic English
So I took the paper witnessing the business, one copy rolled up and stamped, and one copy open:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

King James Version (1611)
So I tooke the euidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custome, and that which was open.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So I toke the euidence with the copie, when it was orderly sealed, and read it ouer:

English Revised Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and Y took the book aseelid of possessioun, and axingis and answerys of the seller and bier, and couenauntis, and seelis withoutforth.

Update Bible Version
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [containing] the terms and the stipulations, and that which was open:

Webster's Bible Translation
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 English Translation
There 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.

New King James Version
So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;

New Living Translation
Then I took the sealed deed and an unsealed copy of the deed, which contained the terms and conditions of the purchase,

New Life Bible
Then I took the agreement which showed that I had bought the field, both the agreement which was not to be opened, and the open one.

New Revised Standard
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then took I the scroll of purchase, both that which was sealed - the title and the conditions - and that which was open;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside.

Revised Standard Version
Then I took the sealed deed of purchase, containing the terms and conditions, and the open copy;

Young's Literal Translation
And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then I took the deeds of purchase, both the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions and the open copy;

Contextual Overview

¹ The worde that came vnto Ieremiah from the Lord, in the tenth yere of Zedekiah king of Iudah, which was the eightenth yeere of Nebuchad-nezzar. ² For then the King of Babels hoste besieged Ierusalem: And Ieremiah the Prophet was shutte vp in the court of the prison, which was in the King of Iudahs house. ³ For Zedekiah King of Iudah had shut him vp, saying, Wherefore doest thou prophesie, and say, Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, I will giue this citie into the handes of the King of Babel, and he shall take it? ⁴ And Zedekiah the King of Iudah shall not escape out of the hande of the Caldeans, but shall surely be deliuered into the handes of the King of Babel, and shal speake with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall beholde his face, ⁵ And he shal lead Zedekiah to Babel, & there shall he be, vntil I visit him, saith ye Lord: though ye fight with the Caldeans, ye shall not prosper. ⁶ And Ieremiah said, The word of the Lord came vnto me, saying, ⁷ Beholde, Hanameel, the sonne of Shallum thine vncle, shall come vnto thee and say, Bye vnto thee my fielde, that is in Anathoth: for the title by kindred appertaineth vnto thee to bye it. ⁸ So Hanameel, mine vncles sonne, came to mee in the court of the prison, according to the word of the Lord, & said vnto me, Bye my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the countrey of Beniamin: for the right of the possession is thine, & the purchase belongeth vnto thee: bye it for thee. Then I knewe that this was the worde of the Lord. ⁹ And I bought the field of Hanameel, mine vncles sonne, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the siluer, euen seuen shekels, and tenne pieces of siluer. ¹⁰ And I writ it in the booke and signed it, and tooke witnesses, and weighed him the siluer in the balances.

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according: Luke 2:27, Acts 26:3, 1 Corinthians 11:16

Reciprocal: Genesis 23:20 - were

Cross-References

Genesis 27:41
Therefore Esau hated Iaakob, because of the blessing, wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau thought in his minde, The dayes of mourning for my father will come shortly, then I will slay may brother Iaakob.

Genesis 32:1
Nowe Iaakob went forth on his iourney and the Angels of God met him.

Genesis 32:2
And when Iaakob saw them, he said, This is Gods hoste, and called the name of the same place Mahanaim.

Deuteronomy 22:6
If thou finde a birdes nest in the way, in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be yong or egges, and the damme sitting vpon the yong, or vpon the egges, thou shalt not take ye damme with the yong,

1 Samuel 12:10
And they cried vnto the Lorde, and saide, We haue sinned, because we haue forsaken the Lorde, and haue serued Baalim and Ashtaroth. Nowe therefore deliuer vs out of the handes of our enemies, and we will serue thee.

1 Samuel 24:15
The Lord therfore be iudge, and iudge betweene thee and me, and see, & pleade my cause, and deliuer me out of thine hand.

Psalms 16:1
Michtam of Dauid. Preserue mee, O God: for in thee doe I trust.

Psalms 25:20
Keepe my soule, and deliuer me: let me not be confounded, for I trust in thee.

Psalms 31:2
Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.

Psalms 43:1
Ivdge me, O God, and defend my cause against the vnmercifull people: deliuer mee from the deceitfull and wicked man.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So I took the evidence of the purchase,.... The deed of purchase, the book or bill of sale, the instrument of the bargain, as before mentioned:

[both] that which is sealed, [according] to the law and custom; which was both sealed by the buyer and seller, and was sealed up, and not to be looked into by everyone, only when there might be a necessity; this was the original copy:

and that which was open; the counter part or copy of the former, which though signed and sealed as the other, yet not sealed up, but was open and exposed to view; either for the relations to see what was done, as some; or for the judges, as others, to ratify and make authentic: or, as is most probable, this copy was laid up in some public register, to have recourse unto upon any occasion; however it was, it was according to the laws and customs of those times, which Jeremiah carefully attended to: or, as others, it lay open for the witnesses to sign; so there are three distinct things; first the written contract; then that as signed and sealed by buyer and seller, according to law; and then as signed, but not sealed, by the witnesses.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Translate: 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, and was that intended for common use. In case its authenticity was called in question, the sealed copy would have to be produced before the judge, the seal opened, and if its contents agreed with those of the open deed, the decision would be in the buyer’s favor.

By the offer is probably meant the specification. The conditions, literally, the statutes, would be the stipulations and terms of the sale, e. g. as to its restoration at the year of jubile, its price etc. The placing of the deeds in jar was of course intended to preserve them from damp during the long years of the exile.