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6 Yirmeyahu said, "This word of ADONAI came to me:
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6 Jeremiah said, "The word of the LORD came to me:
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7 'Hanam'el, the son of your uncle Shalum, will approach you and say, "Buy my field at 'Anatot; you have next-of-kin's right to redeem it; so buy it."'"
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7 Hanamel son of Shallum your uncle is going to come to you and say, 'Buy my field at Anathoth, because as nearest relative it is your right and duty to buy it.'
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8 AS ADONAI had said, my cousin Hanam'el came to me in the guards' quarters and said, "Please buy my field at 'Anatot, in the territory of Binyamin; because you will inherit it, and you have next-of-kin's right to redeem it, so buy it for yourself." Then I was certain that this was ADONAI's word.
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8 "Then, just as the LORD had said, my cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guard and said, 'Buy my field at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. Since it is your right to redeem it and possess it, buy it for yourself.' "I knew that this was the word of the LORD;
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9 So I bought the field at 'Anatot which belonged to my cousin Hanam'el and weighed out the money for him, seven ounces of silver shekels.
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9 so I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver.
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10 I signed on the purchase contract, sealed it, called witnesses and weighed out the money for him on a balance scale.
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10 I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
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11 I took the purchase contract, both the sealed copy with the terms and conditions, and the unsealed copy,
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11 I took the deed of purchase--the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy--
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12 and gave the purchase contract to Barukh the son of Neriyah, the son of Machseyah, in the presence of my cousin Hanam'el, the witnesses who had signed the purchase contract and the people from Y'hudah sitting by the guards' quarters.
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12 and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and of the witnesses who had signed the deed and of all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
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13 In their presence I instructed Barukh as follows:
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13 "In their presence I gave Baruch these instructions:
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14 "Here is what ADONAI-Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says: 'Take these contracts, both the sealed and unsealed copies, and place them in a clay jar, so that they can be preserved for a long time.'
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14 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Take these documents, both the sealed and unsealed copies of the deed of purchase, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time.
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15 For ADONAI-Tzva'ot, the God of Isra'el, says that one day homes, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land."
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15 For this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Houses, fields and vineyards will again be bought in this land.'
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16 After giving the purchase contract to Barukh son of Neriyah, I prayed to ADONAI:
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16 "After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
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