Jeremiah 32:12

“and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, before the eyes of Hanamel my uncle, and before the eyes of the witnesses who had written in the deed of purchase, before the eyes of all the Jews who were sitting in the court of the guard.”

Jeremiah 32:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:12, word by word

and I gaveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “eten” appears
the deedסֵּפֶרsefer

deed

An official paper, like one granting divorce.

Where else “sefer” appears
of purchaseמִּקְנָהmikna

purchase

What is bought: an acquisition made with silver.

Where else “mikna” appears
to Baruchבָּרוּךְbaruch

Baruch

Baruch: a name meaning "blessed". Above all, the scribe of the prophet Jeremiah; also some men of Nehemiah's time, such as the son of Zabbai who zealously repaired a section of the wall.

Where else “baruch” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “ben” appears
of Neriahנֵרִיָּהneriya

Neriah

Neriah: a name meaning "YHWH is a lamp"; the father of Baruch, Jeremiah's scribe, and of Seraiah.

Where else “neriya” appears
of Mahseiahמַחְסֵיָהmachseya

Mahseiah

Mahseiah: a name meaning "YHWH is a refuge"; the grandfather of Baruch and of Seraiah.

Where else “machseya” appears
before the eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
of Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלchanamel

Hanamel

Hanamel: Jeremiah's cousin, from whom Jeremiah bought a field in Anathoth.

Where else “chanamel” appears
my uncleדֹּדִdodi

uncle

An uncle, or a relative.

Where else “dodi” appears
of the witnessesעֵדִיםedim

witness

Someone who vouches for what he saw; YHWH is one too.

Where else “edim” appears
who had writtenכֹּתְבִיםkotvim

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

Where else “kotvim” appears
the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim

Jew, Judean

Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.

Where else “yehudim” appears
who were sittingיֹּשְׁבִיםyoshvim

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

Where else “yoshvim” appears
in the courtחֲצַרchatsar

court

An enclosed open space, like the temple's.

Where else “chatsar” appears
of the guardמַּטָּרָהmatara

guard

The court of the guard, an enclosure of the palace where someone was kept prisoner.

Where else “matara” appears

The context

11And I took the deed of purchase, the sealed one, the terms and the statutes, and the open one;

12 · This verse (above)

13And I commanded Baruch before their eyes, saying,

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