New International Versionso I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver.
New Living TranslationSo I bought the field at Anathoth, paying Hanamel seventeen pieces of silver for it.
English Standard Version“And I bought the field at Anathoth from Hanamel my cousin, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver.
Berean Standard BibleSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
King James BibleAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
New King James VersionSo I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver.
New American Standard Bible“So I bought the field which was in Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
NASB 1995“I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
NASB 1977“And I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
Legacy Standard Bible“I bought the field which was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and I weighed out the silver for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
Amplified Bible“I bought the field that was at Anathoth from Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed out the money for him, seventeen shekels of silver.
Christian Standard BibleSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out the silver to him —seventeen shekels of silver.
Holman Christian Standard BibleSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out to him the money—17 shekels of silver.
American Standard VersionAnd I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Contemporary English Versionfrom Hanamel, and so I did. The price was 17 pieces of silver, and I weighed out the full amount on a scale.
English Revised VersionAnd I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
GOD'S WORD® Translation"So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and gave him the money. The field cost seven ounces of silver.
Good News TranslationI bought the field from Hanamel and weighed out the money to him; the price came to seventeen pieces of silver.
International Standard Version"Then I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out the silver for him—seventeen shekels of silver.
NET BibleSo I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it.
New Heart English BibleI bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Webster's Bible TranslationAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
World English BibleI bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand I buy the field that [is] in Anathoth from Hanameel, my uncle’s son, and I weigh the money to him—seventeen shekels of silver.
Young's Literal Translation 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.
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd I shall buy the field of Hanameel son of mine uncle, which is in Anathoth; and I shall weigh to him seven shekels and ten of silver. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd I bought the held of my uncle's son, that is in Anathoth: and I weighed him the money, seven staters, and ten pieces of silver.
Catholic Public Domain VersionAnd I bought the field, which is in Anathoth, from Hanamel, the son of my uncle. And I weighed out the money to him, seven small coins and ten pieces of silver.
New American BibleSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, weighing out for him the silver, seventeen shekels of silver.
New Revised Standard VersionAnd I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and weighed out the money to him, seventeen shekels of silver. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd I bought the field of Nahmael my uncle's son, which was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd I bought the field from Nakhmeil, son of my father’s brother, that is in Anathuth, and I weighed silver for him, seven silver shekels and ten of silver OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationAnd I bought the field of Anameel the son of my father's brother, and I weighed him seventeen shekels of silver.
Additional Translations ... Audio Bible
Context Jeremiah Buys Hanamel's Field… 8Then, as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and urged me, ‘Please buy my field in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, for you own the right of inheritance and redemption. Buy it for yourself.’ ” Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 9So I boughtthe fieldin Anathothfrom my cousinHanamel,and I weighed outseventeenshekelsof silver.10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.…
Cross References Leviticus 25:25If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold.
Ruth 4:1-10Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. / Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. / And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. ...
Genesis 23:16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms and weighed out for him the price he had named in the hearing of the Hittites: four hundred shekels of silver, according to the standard of the merchants.
Genesis 33:19And the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
Genesis 49:30-32The cave is in the field of Machpelah near Mamre, in the land of Canaan. This is the field Abraham purchased from Ephron the Hittite as a burial site. / There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried, and there I buried Leah. / The field and the cave that is in it were purchased from the Hittites.”
1 Kings 21:2-3So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.” / But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”
Nehemiah 5:3-5Others were saying, “We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine.” / Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. / We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”
Isaiah 32:16-18Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field. / The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. / Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Ezekiel 7:12-13The time has come; the day has arrived. Let the buyer not rejoice and the seller not mourn, for wrath is upon the whole multitude. / The seller will surely not recover what he sold while both remain alive. For the vision concerning the whole multitude will not be revoked, and because of their iniquity, not one of them will preserve his life.
Matthew 13:44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
Acts 4:34-37There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ...
Acts 5:1-4Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...
1 Corinthians 6:20you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
1 Corinthians 7:23You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
Ephesians 1:14who is the pledge of our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory.
Treasury of Scripture And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. weighed. Genesis 23:15,16 My lord, hearken unto me: the landis worth four hundred shekels of silver; whatis that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead… 1 Kings 20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver. Esther 3:9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bringit into the king's treasuries. seventeen shekels of silver. Genesis 37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twentypieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt. Hosea 3:2 So I bought her to me for fifteenpieces of silver, andfor an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley: Zechariah 11:12,13 And I said unto them, If ye think good, giveme my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirtypieces of silver… Jump to Previous AnathothAn'athothBoughtBuyCousinFather'sFieldHanameelHanamelHan'amelMoneyPricePropertySeventeenShekelsSilverUncle'sWeighWeighedJump to Next AnathothAn'athothBoughtBuyCousinFather'sFieldHanameelHanamelHan'amelMoneyPricePropertySeventeenShekelsSilverUncle'sWeighWeighedJeremiah 32 1.Jeremiah, being imprisoned by Zedekiah for his prophecy,6.buys Hanameel's field.13.Baruch must preserve the evidences, as tokens of the people's return.16.Jeremiah in his prayer complains to God.26.God confirms the captivity for their sins;36.and promises a gracious return.So I bought the field in AnathothJeremiah's purchase of the field in Anathoth is a symbolic act of faith and hope. Anathoth, a town in the territory of Benjamin, was Jeremiah's hometown. This act occurs during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a time when buying land would seem illogical due to the impending destruction. However, it demonstrates Jeremiah's trust in God's promise of restoration for Israel. This act is a prophetic sign that, despite the current judgment, God will bring His people back to the land. from my cousin Hanamel
The mention of Hanamel, Jeremiah's cousin, highlights the practice of the right of redemption, where family members had the responsibility to keep property within the family. This reflects the Levitical law found inLeviticus 25:25, which emphasizes the importance of family and land inheritance in Israelite culture. Jeremiah's obedience to this law, even in dire circumstances, underscores his commitment to God's commands and the hope of future restoration. and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver
The act of weighing out silver indicates a formal and legal transaction, adhering to the customs of the time. Seventeen shekels of silver, though a modest amount, signifies the seriousness of the purchase. This transaction is a testament to Jeremiah's faith in God's promises, as he invests in a future that seems impossible. The use of silver, a common currency, also connects to other biblical transactions, such as the purchase of the cave of Machpelah by Abraham (Genesis 23:16), reinforcing themes of faith and covenant. Persons / Places / Events 1. JeremiahA prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. In this passage, he acts in obedience to God's command to purchase a field. 2. HanamelJeremiah's cousin, who offers Jeremiah the opportunity to buy his field in Anathoth. This transaction is significant as it symbolizes hope and future restoration. 3. AnathothA town in the territory of Benjamin, near Jerusalem. It is Jeremiah's hometown and the location of the field he purchases. 4. Seventeen Shekels of SilverThe price Jeremiah pays for the field, symbolizing a legal and binding transaction. The use of silver indicates the value and seriousness of the purchase. 5. The Babylonian SiegeThe context of this event is during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, a time of impending destruction and exile for Judah. Teaching Points Obedience in UncertaintyJeremiah's purchase of the field demonstrates obedience to God even when circumstances seem bleak. We are called to trust and obey God's guidance, even when we do not see immediate results. Symbol of HopeThe act of buying the field is a prophetic symbol of hope and restoration. In our lives, we should look for signs of God's promises and hold onto hope, even in difficult times. Faith in ActionJeremiah's transaction is a tangible expression of faith. Our faith should lead us to take concrete actions that align with God's will and promises. God's SovereigntyDespite the impending destruction, God is in control and has a plan for restoration. We can trust in God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan for our lives. Community and RedemptionThe transaction between Jeremiah and Hanamel reflects the importance of community and the redemption of property. We should value our relationships and seek to support and redeem one another in times of need. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 32
Jeremiah 32:9–15: How can the account of Jeremiah purchasing land during a siege be historically or archaeologically verified if the city was on the brink of destruction?
In Matthew 27:9, the prophecy is attributed to Jeremiah, but it seems to quote Zechariah; is this a textual error?
In Jeremiah 33:9, God promises all nations will fear and tremble because of Jerusalem's prosperity--why doesn't history reflect this worldwide reverence?
Why doesn't God restore lost limbs?(9) Weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.--The Hebrew presents the singular combination, seven shekels and ten[ pieces of] silver,and is followed by the LXX. and Vulg. There is no ground for thinking that there is any difference between the coins or bullion so described, and the formula was probably one of the technicalities of Jewish conveyancing. As regards the price it is not easy, in the absence of any measurement of the field, to form an estimate of its value; but, speaking roughly, as compared with the four hundred shekels paid by Abraham for the field of Ephron ( Genesis 23:16), or the fifty paid by David for the threshing-floor and oxen of Araunah ( 2Samuel 24:24; in 1Chronicles 21:25 the price is fixed at six hundred shekels of gold), or to the thirty shekels paid for the potter's field in Matthew 27:9, or to the market price of a slave varying from fifteen ( Hosea 3:2) to thirty shekels ( Zechariah 11:12), the price, under 2 sterling, would seem to have been far below its average market value, and in this respect the story falls short of the dignity of its Roman parallel (see Note on Jeremiah 32:7). Hanameel, as said above, was probably glad to part with it at any price. It is possible, however, that the smallness of the sum was owing to the fact that the sale, as above suggested, conveyed possession only for the unexpired term of a tenancy which was to end with the next year of Jubilee. On that assumption the prophet's motive in purchasing may have been to keep it in the family instead of letting it pass to a stranger who might be unwilling to surrender it when the year of Jubilee arrived. As the prophet was unmarried he had no son to inherit it. The precise sum fixed, perhaps even the form in which the sum is stated, may have originated in Jeremiah's wish to connect in this way the two numbers, ten and seven, which when multiplied together produced the number which he had fixed for the years of captivity, and therefore for the term of restoration. Such an elaborate artifice of symbolism would, at least, be quite in character in a prophet who adopts the acrostic form in his Lamentations and the cypher of an inverted alphabet known as the Athbash.(See Note on Jeremiah 25:26.) . . . Verse 9. - Seventeen shekels of silver; i.e. about £2 5 s. 4 d. (taking the shekel at 2 s. 8 d.). This has been thought a small price. Thirty shekels were paid for the potter's field ( Matthew 27:7); fifty by David, for Araunah's threshing floor and oxen ( 2 Samuel 24:4). The Hebrew has "seven shekels and ten of silver;" hence the Targum increases the price by supplying "minas" before "of silver," bringing up the sum to one hundred and seven shekels. This, however, seems too much. Even if Jeremiah wished to be liberal, he would hardly have been able to go so far (probably) in excess of the market price. Who would have purchased the land on speculation, if Jeremiah had refused? The famine made life, the siege, a continuance of personal liberty, terribly uncertain. And, putting this out of the question, there may have been but a short time to elapse before the year of jubilee, when the land would revert to its original occupant (see above). The singular form of expression in the Hebrew, at which the Targum stumbled, may, perhaps, be the usual style of legal documents.
Parallel Commentaries ...
Hebrew So I boughtוָֽאֶקְנֶה֙(wā·’eq·neh)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7069:To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to ownthe fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔ה(haś·śā·ḏeh)Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704:Field, landin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֑וֹת(ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ)Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6068:Anathoth -- a place near Jerusalem, also two Israelitesfrom my cousinבֶּן־(ben-)Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121:A sonHanamel,חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל(ḥă·nam·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2601:Hanamel -- Jeremiah's cousinand I weighed outוָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־(wā·’eš·qă·lāh-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8254:To suspend, poiseseventeenשִׁבְעָ֥ה(šiḇ·‘āh)Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7651:Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite numbershekelsשְׁקָלִ֖ים(šə·qā·lîm)Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8255:A weight, a commercial standardof silver.הַכָּֽסֶף׃(hak·kā·sep̄)Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701:Silver, money
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