Jeremiah 32:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on a scale.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And wā'eḵtōb in the sēper and wā'eḥtōm and wā'ā'ēd 'ēdîm and wā'ešqōl the kesep in mō'znāyim.

Grammar Details

• *wā'eḵtōb*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I wrote
• *sēper*: noun, masculine, singular - document/book/deed
• *wā'eḥtōm*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I sealed
• *wā'ā'ēd*: verb, hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I called as witnesses
• *'ēdîm*: noun, masculine, plural - witnesses
• *wā'ešqōl*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I weighed
• *kesep*: noun, masculine, singular - silver/money
• *mō'znāyim*: noun, masculine, dual - scales/balances

Word Meanings

• *sēper*: document/book/deed/contract
• *wā'eḥtōm*: and I sealed/and I confirmed [legal authentication]
• *wā'ā'ēd*: and I called as witnesses/and I had testify

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And I signed the document, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I subscribed{H3789} the deed,{H5612} and sealed{H2856} it, and called{H5749} witnesses,{H5707} and weighed{H8254} him the money{H3701} in the balances.{H3976}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And I subscribed{H3789}{(H8799)} the evidence{H5612}, and sealed{H2856}{(H8799)} it, and took{H5749}{(H8686)} witnesses{H5707}, and weighed{H8254}{(H8799)} him the money{H3701} in the balances{H3976}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I caused him also to make me a writinge, and to seale it, and called recorde there by, and weyed him there the money vpon the waightes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I writ it in the booke and signed it, and tooke witnesses, and weighed him the siluer in the balances.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I writ it in a booke, and sealed it, and toke witnesses, and wayed hym there the money vpon the waightes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed [it], and took witnesses, and weighed [him] the money in the balances.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I write in a book, and seal, and cause witnesses to testify, and weigh the silver in balances;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I put it in writing, stamping it with my stamp, and I took witnesses and put the money into the scales.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I subscribed the deed, and sealed it, and called witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I signed the deed of purchase, sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. I weighed out the silver for him on a scale.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 32:44 : 44 Fields will be bought with silver, deeds signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin and in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, in the towns of Judah, the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore their fortunes, declares the LORD.
• Jer 32:12 : 12 Then I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch, son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel, the witnesses who signed the deed, and all the Jews who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
• Jer 32:25 : 25 Yet You, O Lord GOD, said to me, 'Buy the field with silver and call witnesses,' even though the city is handed over to the Chaldeans.
• Deut 32:34 : 34 Is it not stored up with Me, sealed in My treasuries?
• Job 14:17 : 17 My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and you cover over my iniquity.
• Isa 44:5 : 5 One will say, 'I belong to the LORD,' another will call on the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, 'Belonging to the LORD,' and will honor the name of Israel.
• Song 8:6 : 6 Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm, for love is as strong as death, jealousy is as fierce as the grave. Its flames are fiery flames, the very flame of the Lord.
• Isa 8:1-2 : 1 Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil.'" 2 And I will call reliable witnesses for myself—Uriah the priest and Zechariah, the son of Jeberechiah.
• Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.
• Josh 18:9 : 9 So the men went and surveyed the land. They wrote a description of it by its towns in seven divisions and brought the report back to Joshua at the camp at Shiloh.
• Ruth 4:9-9 : 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, 'Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.' 10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife in order to maintain the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from the gate of his hometown. You are witnesses today. 11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'
• Dan 8:26 : 26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been spoken is true. But seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.
• John 3:33 : 33 Whoever accepts His testimony certifies that God is truthful.
• John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
• 2 Cor 1:22 : 22 sealed us, and placed the pledge of the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
• Eph 1:13 : 13 In Him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in Him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
• Eph 4:30 : 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
• Rev 7:2 : 2 Then I saw another angel ascending from the east, holding the seal of the living God. He called out with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm the earth and the sea,
• Rev 9:4 : 4 They were told not to harm the grass of the earth, any green plant, or any tree, but only the people who did not have the seal of God on their foreheads.