Jeremiah 32:8

“And Hanamel my uncle's son came to me according to the word of YHWH to the court of the guard, and said to me, ‘Buy, please, my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin, for the right of possession is yours, and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that it was the word of YHWH.”

Jeremiah 32:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 32:8, word by word

And Hanamelחֲנַמְאֵלchanamel

Hanamel

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

Where else “chanamel” appears
my uncle'sדֹּדִdodi

uncle

An uncle, or a relative.

Where else “dodi” appears
sonבֶּןben

son

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

Where else “ben” appears
cameיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

Where else “yavo” appears
according to the wordדְבַרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
to 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
and said to meיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
‘Buyקְנֵהkene

buy

To give silver in order to become the owner of something.

Where else “kene” appears
my fieldשָׂדִsadi

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sadi” appears
in Anathothעֲנָתוֹתanatot

Anathoth

See it on the mapWhere else “anatot” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

Where else “binyamin” appears
the rightמִשְׁפַּטmishpat

right

What is due someone: what the orphan should receive.

Where else “mishpat” appears
of possessionיְרֻשָּׁהyerusha

possession

Possession: land that is taken and becomes one's own; also what is received from one's fathers.

Where else “yerusha” appears
and the redemption is yoursגְּאֻלָּהgeula

right of redemption

The right to buy back land or a person.

Where else “geula” appears
Then I knewאֵדַעeda

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “eda” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemAnathoth
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Anathoth

    Today: Anata and Ras al-Kharrubeh, West Bank

    A town in Benjamin, about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Jerusalem.

    It was a city of priests (Josh 21:18). Jeremiah came from there (Jer 1:1).

    Jeremiah 1:1Joshua 21:181 Kings 2:26

The context

7‘Look, Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field that is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption to buy it is yours.”’

8 · This verse (above)

9And I bought the field from Hanamel my uncle's son that was in Anathoth, and I weighed out to him the silver, seventeen shekels of silver.

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