Jeremiah 32:11

Young's Literal Translation

And I take the purchase-book, the sealed one, according to law and custom, and the open one.

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;

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;

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 word that hath been unto Jeremiah from Jehovah, in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah -- it [is] the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar, ² And then the forces of the king of Babylon are laying siege against Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet hath been shut up in the court of the prison that [is] in the house of the king of Judah, ³ Where Zedekiah king of Judah hath shut him up, saying, `Wherefore art thou prophesying, saying, Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it; <sup>4</sup> And Zedekiah king of Judah doth not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but is certainly given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and his mouth hath spoken with his mouth, and his eyes see his eyes, <sup>5</sup> And [to] Babylon he leadeth Zedekiah, and there he is till My inspecting him, -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- because ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye do not prosper.' <sup>6</sup> And Jeremiah saith, `A word of Jehovah hath been unto me saying, ⁷ Lo, Hanameel son of Shallum, thine uncle, is coming unto thee, saying, Buy for thee my field that [is] in Anathoth, for thine [is] the right of redemption -- to buy. ⁸ And Hanameel, my uncle's son, cometh in unto me, according to the word of Jehovah, unto the court of the prison, and saith unto me, `Buy, I pray thee, my field that [is] in Anathoth, that [is] in the land of Benjamin, for thine [is] the right of possession, and thine of redemption -- buy for thee.' And I know that it [is] the word of Jehovah, ⁹ And I buy the field, that [is] in Anathoth, from Hanameel, my uncle's son, and I weigh to him the money -- seventeen shekels of silver. ¹⁰ And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

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
And Esau hateth Jacob, because of the blessing with which his father blessed him, and Esau saith in his heart, `The days of mourning [for] my father draw near, and I slay Jacob my brother.'

Genesis 32:1
And Jacob hath gone on his way, and messengers of God come upon him;

Genesis 32:2
and Jacob saith, when he hath seen them, `This [is] the camp of God;' and he calleth the name of that place `Two Camps.'

Deuteronomy 22:6
`When a bird's nest cometh before thee in the way, in any tree, or on the earth, brood or eggs, and the mother sitting on the brood or on the eggs, thou dost not take the mother with the young ones;

1 Samuel 12:10
and they cry unto Jehovah, and say, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and serve the Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and now, deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we serve Thee.

1 Samuel 24:15
And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'

Psalms 16:1
A Secret Treasure of David. Preserve me, O God, for I did trust in Thee.

Psalms 25:20
Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

Psalms 31:2
Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

Psalms 43:1
Judge me, O God, And plead my cause against a nation not pious, From a man of deceit and perverseness Thou dost deliver me,

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.