Matthew 27:9

“Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, when he says, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set, whom they priced from the sons of Israel,”

Matthew 27:9 · direct translation from the Greek
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Quotation · Jeremiah 32:6-15

Go to Jeremiah 32:6-15

Matthew attributes the quotation to Jeremiah, who buys a field in 32:6-15. The thirty pieces of silver thrown to the potter are in Zechariah 11:12-13.

Formula: τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος “then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet” (Matthew 27:9)

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Greek of the New Testament: τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος Καὶ ἔλαβον τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ τετιμημένου ὃν ἐτιμήσαντο ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως καθὰ συνέταξέν μοι κύριος

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ הָיָה דְּבַר יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה חֲנַמְאֵל בֶּן שַׁלֻּם דֹּדְךָ בָּא אֵלֶיךָ לֵאמֹר קְנֵה לְךָ אֶת שָׂדִי אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת כִּי לְךָ מִשְׁפַּט הַגְּאֻלָּה לִקְנוֹת וַיָּבֹא אֵלַי חֲנַמְאֵל בֶּן דֹּדִי כִּדְבַר יְהוָה אֶל חֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלַי קְנֵה נָא אֶת שָׂדִי אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ בִּנְיָמִין כִּי לְךָ מִשְׁפַּט הַיְרֻשָּׁה וּלְךָ הַגְּאֻלָּה קְנֵה לָךְ וָאֵדַע כִּי דְבַר יְהוָה הוּא וָאֶקְנֶה אֶת הַשָּׂדֶה מֵאֵת חֲנַמְאֵל בֶּן דֹּדִי אֲשֶׁר בַּעֲנָתוֹת וָאֶשְׁקֲלָה לּוֹ אֶת הַכֶּסֶף שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכָּסֶף וָאֶכְתֹּב בַּסֵּפֶר וָאֶחְתֹּם וָאָעֵד עֵדִים וָאֶשְׁקֹל הַכֶּסֶף בְּמֹאזְנָיִם וָאֶקַּח אֶת סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה אֶת הֶחָתוּם הַמִּצְוָה וְהַחֻקִּים וְאֶת הַגָּלוּי וָאֶתֵּן אֶת הַסֵּפֶר הַמִּקְנָה אֶל בָּרוּךְ בֶּן נֵרִיָּה בֶּן מַחְסֵיָה לְעֵינֵי חֲנַמְאֵל דֹּדִי וּלְעֵינֵי הָעֵדִים הַכֹּתְבִים בְּסֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה לְעֵינֵי כָּל הַיְּהוּדִים הַיֹּשְׁבִים בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וָאֲצַוֶּה אֶת בָּרוּךְ לְעֵינֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לָקוֹחַ אֶת הַסְּפָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֵת סֵפֶר הַמִּקְנָה הַזֶּה וְאֵת הֶחָתוּם וְאֵת סֵפֶר הַגָּלוּי הַזֶּה וּנְתַתָּם בִּכְלִי חָרֶשׂ לְמַעַן יַעַמְדוּ יָמִים רַבִּים כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹד יִקָּנוּ בָתִּים וְשָׂדוֹת וּכְרָמִים בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

Quotation · Zechariah 11:12-13

Go to Zechariah 11:12-13

Matthew attributes the quotation to Jeremiah, but the thirty pieces of silver thrown to the potter come from Zechariah 11:12-13.

Formula: τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος “then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet” (Matthew 27:9)

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Greek of the New Testament: τότε ἐπληρώθη τὸ ῥηθὲν διὰ Ἰερεμίου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος Καὶ ἔλαβον τὰ τριάκοντα ἀργύρια τὴν τιμὴν τοῦ τετιμημένου ὃν ἐτιμήσαντο ἀπὸ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐτὰ εἰς τὸν ἀγρὸν τοῦ κεραμέως καθὰ συνέταξέν μοι κύριος

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וָאֹמַר אֲלֵיהֶם אִם טוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם הָבוּ שְׂכָרִי וְאִם לֹא חֲדָלוּ וַיִּשְׁקְלוּ אֶת שְׂכָרִי שְׁלֹשִׁים כָּסֶף וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלַי הַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ אֶל הַיּוֹצֵר אֶדֶר הַיְקָר אֲשֶׁר יָקַרְתִּי מֵעֲלֵיהֶם וָאֶקְחָה שְׁלֹשִׁים הַכֶּסֶף וָאַשְׁלִיךְ אֹתוֹ בֵּית יְהוָה אֶל הַיּוֹצֵר

Septuagint (Zechariah 11:13-14 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ εἶπεν Κύριος πρὸς μέ Κάθες αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ χωνευτήριον, καὶ σκέψομαι εἰ δόκιμόν ἐστιν, ὃν τρόπου ἐδοκιμάσθη ὑπέρ αὐτῶν. καὶ ἔλαβον τοὺς τριάκοντα ἀργυροῦς καὶ ἐνέβαλον αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου εἰς τὸ χαονευτήριον. καὶ ἀπέρριψα τὴν όάβδον τὴν δευτέραν, τὸ σχοίνισμα, τοῦ διασκεδάσαι τὴν κατάσχεσιν ἀνὰ μέσου Ἰούδα καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Ἰσραήλ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 2 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Matthew 27:9, word by word

Thenτότεtote

then

Then, at that time.

Where else “tote” appears
was fulfilledἐπληρώθηeplērōthē

be fulfilled

For what was foretold to come true.

Where else “eplērōthē” appears
what was spokenῥηθὲνrhēthen

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “rhēthen” appears
JeremiahἸερεμίουIeremiou

Jeremiah

Jeremiah, the prophet of Judah in the time of the fall of Jerusalem.

Where else “Ieremiou” appears
the prophetπροφήτουprophētou

prophet

Someone who speaks for God.

Where else “prophētou” appears
they tookἔλαβονelabon

take

To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.

Where else “elabon” appears
the thirtyτριάκονταtriakonta

thirty

Thirty.

Where else “triakonta” appears
pieces of silverἀργύριαargyria

money

Coins for paying or buying; what is given as payment.

Where else “argyria” appears
the priceτιμὴνtimēn

price

What is paid for something.

Where else “timēn” appears
of the one whose price had been setτετιμημένουtetimēmenou

set a price

To put a value on someone.

Where else “tetimēmenou” appears
the sonsυἱῶνhuiōn

descendant

A descendant: "son of David".

Where else “huiōn” appears
of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl

Israel

Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.

Where else “Israēl” appears

Translation note

The quotation joins words of Zechariah 11:12-13 (the thirty pieces of silver and the potter) with themes of Jeremiah (the potter, Jeremiah 18-19; the purchase of a field, Jeremiah 32:6-15); Matthew attributes it to Jeremiah.

Parallel passages

Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.

Quotation · Jeremiah 32:6-15

Matthew attributes the quotation to Jeremiah, who buys a field in 32:6-15. The thirty pieces of silver thrown to the potter are in Zechariah 11:12-13.

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Matthew 27:9

9Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, when he says, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set, whom they priced from the sons of Israel,

Jeremiah 32:6-15

6And Jeremiah said, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,

Quotation · Zechariah 11:12-13

Matthew attributes the quotation to Jeremiah, but the thirty pieces of silver thrown to the potter come from Zechariah 11:12-13.

See them side by side

Matthew 27:9

9Then was fulfilled what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, when he says, “And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of the one whose price had been set, whom they priced from the sons of Israel,

Zechariah 11:12-13

12And I said to them, “If it is good in your eyes, give me my wages; and if not, leave it.” And they weighed out my wages: thirty pieces of silver.

The context

8Therefore that field has been called Field of Blood to this day.

9 · This verse (above)

10and they gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord directed me.”

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  2. 2. What it means

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