Jeremiah
Jeremiah 32:9–10
9So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.b 10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
Footnotes
- b 32:9 17 shekels is approximately 6.8 ounces or 193.8 grams of silver.
Word by word
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Jeremiah 32:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I bought | וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙ | wā·’eq·neh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| in Anathoth | בַּעֲנָת֑וֹת | ba·‘ă·nā·ṯō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6068 Anathoth |
| from my cousin | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| Hanamel | חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל | ḥă·nam·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2601 Chanamel |
| and I weighed out | וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־ | wā·’eš·qă·lāh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H8254 weigh |
| seventeen | שִׁבְעָ֥ה | šiḇ·‘āh | Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| shekels | שְׁקָלִ֖ים | šə·qā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8255 shekel |
| of silver | הַכָּֽסֶף׃ | hak·kā·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
Jeremiah 32:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I signed | וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב | wā·’eḵ·tōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3789 write |
| and sealed | וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם | wā·’eḥ·tōm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2856 seal, affix seal, seal up |
| the deed | בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ | bas·sê·p̄er | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| called in witnesses | וָאָעֵ֖ד | wā·’ā·‘êḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| and weighed out | וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל | wā·’eš·qōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8254 weigh |
| the silver | הַכֶּ֖סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| on the scales | בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ | bə·mō·zə·nā·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - md | H3976 balances, scales |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 32:9 Esther 3:9 · Zechariah 11:12–13 · 1 Kings 20:39
Jeremiah 32:10 Jeremiah 32:44 · Jeremiah 32:12 · Job 14:17 · Deuteronomy 32:34 · Jeremiah 32:25 · Isaiah 44:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.