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Jeremiah 32:11

9 So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.

10 I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.

Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—

12 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.

13 In their sight I instructed Baruch,

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BSB
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
KJV
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
WEB
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
ASV
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [according to] the law and custom, and that which was open:
DARBY
And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;
BLB
And I took the account of the purchase—that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open—
ÅB
Så tok jeg kjøpebrevet, både det forseglede med avtalen og vilkårene, og det åpne,
OTB
Jeg tok kjøpsdokumentet—den forseglede kopien som inneholdt vilkårene og betingelsene, samt den åpne kopien—
B1930
Så tok jeg kjøpebrevet, både det forseglede med avtalen og vilkårene, og det åpne,

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  • Luke 2:27

    Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

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  • Acts 26:3

    especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:16

    If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

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