and I gaveוָאֶתֵּןthe deedאֶת הַסֵּפֶרof purchaseהַמִּקְנָהto Baruchאֶל בָּרוּךְsonבֶּןof Neriah,נֵרִיָּהsonבֶּןof Mahseiah,מַחְסֵיָהbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלmy uncle,דֹּדִיand before the eyesוּלְעֵינֵיof the witnessesהָעֵדִיםwho had writtenהַכֹּתְבִיםin the deedבְּסֵפֶרof purchase,הַמִּקְנָהbefore the eyesלְעֵינֵיof allכָּלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםwho were sittingהַיֹּשְׁבִיםin the courtבַּחֲצַרof the guard.הַמַּטָּרָה
Jeremiah 32:12
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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,