Jeremias 32:11

11 E tomei a escritura da compra, que continha os termos e as condições, tanto a que estava selada, como a cópia que estava aberta,

Jeremias 32:11 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 32:11

So I took the evidence of the purchase
The deed of purchase, the book or bill of sale, the instrument of the bargain, as before mentioned: [both] that which is sealed, [according] to the law and custom;
which was both sealed by the buyer and seller, and was sealed up, and not to be looked into by everyone, only when there might be a necessity; this was the original copy: and that which was open;
the counter part or copy of the former, which though signed and sealed as the other, yet not sealed up, but was open and exposed to view; either for the relations to see what was done, as some; or for the judges, as others, to ratify and make authentic: or, as is most probable, this copy was laid up in some public register, to have recourse unto upon any occasion; however it was, it was according to the laws and customs of those times, which Jeremiah carefully attended to: or, as others, it lay open for the witnesses to sign; so there are three distinct things; first the written contract; then that as signed and sealed by buyer and seller, according to law; and then as signed, but not sealed, by the witnesses.

Jeremias 32:11 In-Context

9 Comprei, pois, de Hanamel, filho de meu tio, o campo que está em Anatote; e pesei-lhe o dinheiro, dezessete siclos de prata.

10 Assinei a escritura e a selei, chamei testemunhas, e pesei-lhe o dinheiro numa balança.

11 E tomei a escritura da compra, que continha os termos e as condições, tanto a que estava selada, como a cópia que estava aberta,

12 e as dei a Baruque, filho de Nerias, filho de Maséias, na presença de Hanamel, filho de meu tio, e na presença das testemunhas que subscreveram a escritura da compra, � vista de todos os judeus que estavam sentados no pátio da guarda.

13 E dei ordem a Banique, na presença deles, dizendo: