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Jeremiah 32:9

HanameelAnathoth
Money and wealthFaith

7 Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’

8 Then, 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.

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.

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

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BSB
So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
KJV
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.
WEB
I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
ASV
And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle`s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
DARBY
And I bought of Hanameel, mine uncle's son, the field which is in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver.
BLB
And I bought the field that [was] in Anathoth from Hanamel son of my uncle, and I weighed out for him the silver, seven shekels and ten of silver.
ÅB
Og jeg kjøpte marken av Hanamel, min farbrors sønn, i Anatot, og jeg veide ut sølvet til ham, sytten sekel sølv.
OTB
Så jeg kjøpte åkeren i Anatot fra min fetter Hanamel og veide opp for ham sytten sjekel sølv.
B1930
Og jeg kjøpte marken av Hanamel, min farbrors sønn, i Anatot, og jeg veide ut sølvet til ham, sytten sekel sølv.

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Cross references

  • Esther 3:9

    If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

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  • 1 Kings 20:39

    As the king passed by, he cried out to the king: “Your servant had marched out into the middle of the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will weigh out a talent of silver.’

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  • Zechariah 11:12–13

    Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

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  • Isaiah 55:2

    Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.

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  • Genesis 37:28

    So when the Midianite traders passed by, his brothers pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.

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  • Genesis 23:15–16

    “Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

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  • Hosea 3:2

    So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

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