Jeremiah 32:11

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—

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;

Geneva Bible (1587)
So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that 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;

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 Lord spoke to me in the tenth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah, which was also the eighteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia. ² At that time the army of the king of Babylonia was attacking Jerusalem, and I was locked up in the courtyard of the royal palace. ³ King Zedekiah had imprisoned me there and had accused me of announcing that the Lord had said, "I am going to let the king of Babylonia capture this city, ⁴ and King Zedekiah will not escape. He will be handed over to the king of Babylonia; he will see him face-to-face and will speak to him in person. ⁵ Zedekiah will be taken to Babylonia, and he will remain there until I deal with him. Even if he fights the Babylonians, he will not be successful. I, the Lord , have spoken." ⁶ The Lord told me ⁷ that Hanamel, my uncle Shallum's son, would come to me with the request to buy his field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin, because I was his nearest relative and had the right to buy it for myself. ⁸ Then, just as the Lord had said, Hanamel came to me there in the courtyard and asked me to buy the field. So I knew that the Lord had really spoken to me. ⁹ I bought the field from Hanamel and weighed out the money to him; the price came to seventeen pieces of silver. ¹⁰ I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the money on scales.

Bible Verse Review
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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
Esau hated Jacob, because his father had given Jacob the blessing. He thought, "The time to mourn my father's death is near; then I will kill Jacob."

Genesis 32:1
As Jacob went on his way, some angels met him.

Genesis 32:2
When he saw them, he said, "This is God's camp"; so he named the place Mahanaim.

Deuteronomy 22:6
"If you happen to find a bird's nest in a tree or on the ground with the mother bird sitting either on the eggs or with her young, you are not to take the mother bird.

1 Samuel 12:10
Then they cried to the Lord for help and said, ‘We have sinned, because we turned away from you, Lord , and worshiped the idols of Baal and Astarte. Rescue us from our enemies, and we will worship you!'

1 Samuel 24:15
The Lord will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."

Psalms 16:1
Protect me, O God; I trust in you for safety.

Psalms 25:20
Protect me and save me; keep me from defeat. I come to you for safety.

Psalms 31:2
Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.

Psalms 43:1
O God, declare me innocent, and defend my cause against the ungodly; deliver me from lying and evil people!

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.