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Jeremiah 32:8-10
Easy-to-Read Version
Jeremiah 32:8-10
Easy-to-Read Version
8 “Then it happened just as the Lord said. My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard. Hanamel said to me, ‘Jeremiah, buy my field near the town of Anathoth, in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy that land for yourself because it is your right to buy it and own it.’”
So I knew that this was a message from the Lord. 9 I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out 17 shekels[a] of silver for him. 10 I signed the deed and had a copy of the deed sealed up.[b] I got some men to witness what I had done, and I weighed out the silver on the scales.
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- Jeremiah 32:9 shekel 2/5 of an ounce (11.5 g).
- Jeremiah 32:10 sealed up Important documents were rolled up and tied with a string. Then a piece of clay or wax was put on the string. Then a person’s mark was put in that clay or wax. This way, people could prove nothing in the document was changed.
Jeremiah 32:8-10
New International Version
Jeremiah 32:8-10
New International Version
8 “Then, just as the Lord had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, ‘Buy my field(A) at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.’
“I knew that this was the word of the Lord; 9 so I bought the field(B) at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels[a] of silver.(C) 10 I signed and sealed the deed,(D) had it witnessed,(E) and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 32:9 That is, about 7 ounces or about 200 grams
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