Jeremiah 32 · Verse 9

Jeremiah 32:9

And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
Jeremiah 32:9, King James Version

Jeremiah 32:9 in other translations

BSBSo I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.
WEBI bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
ASVAnd I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.
YLTAnd I buy the field, that is in Anathoth, from Hanameel, my uncle's son, and I weigh to him the money--seventeen shekels of silver.
DARBYAnd I bought of Hanameel, mine uncle's son, the field which is in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, seventeen shekels of silver.
BBESo I got for a price the property in Anathoth from Hanamel, the son of my father's brother, and gave him the money, seventeen shekels of silver;
WebsterAnd I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle's son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

What does Jeremiah 32:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. seventeen shekels of silver--As the shekel was only 2s. 4d.., the whole would be under £2, a rather small sum, even taking into account the fact of the Chaldean occupation of the land, and the uncertainty of the time when it might come to Jeremiah or his heirs. Perhaps the "seven shekels," which in the Hebrew (see Margin) are distinguished from the "ten pieces of silver," were shekels of gold [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Weighed him the money - It does not appear that there was any coined or stamped money among the Jews before the captivity; the Scripture, therefore, never speaks of counting money, but of weighing it. Seventeen shekels of silver - The shekel at this time must have been a nominal coin; it was a thing of a certain weight, or a certain worth. Seventeen shekels was the weight of the silver paid: but it might have been in one ingot, or piece. The shekel has been valued at from two shillings and threepence to two shillings and sixpence, and even at three shillings; taking the purchase-money at a medium of the value of the shekel, it would amount only to about two pounds two shillings and sixpence. But as estates bore value only in proportion to the number of years before the jubilee, and the field in question was then in the hands of the Chaldeans, and this cousin of Jeremiah was not likely to come back to enjoy it after seventy years, (nor could he then have it, as a jubilee would intervene and restore it to the original family), and money must now be very scarce and high in its value, the seventeen shekels might have been a sufficient sum for a field in those circumstances, and one probably not large in its dimensions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 32:1-15

Jeremiah buys a field. (Jr 32:1-15) The prophet's prayer. (Jr 32:16-25) God declares that he will give up his people, but promises to restore them. (Jr 32:26-44) Verses 1-15 Jeremiah, being in prison for his prophecy, purchased a piece of ground. This was to signify, that though Jerusalem was besieged, and the whole country likely to be laid waste, yet the time would come, when houses, and fields, and vineyards…

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Jeremiah 32:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙va.'ek.Nehand I boughtH7069
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
מֵאֵ֛תme.'Etfrom withH854
חֲנַמְאֵ֥לcha.nam.'ElHanamelH2601
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
דֹּדִ֖יdo.Diuncle myH1730
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּעֲנָת֑וֹתba.'a.na.Tot[was] at AnathothH6068
וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה\־va.'esh.ka.lah-and I weighed out !H8254
לּוֹ֙lofor <the> him
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefthe silverH3701
שִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'Ah[was] sevenH7651
שְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimshekelsH8255
וַעֲשָׂרָ֥הva.'a.sa.Rahand tenH6235
הַכָּֽסֶף\׃ha.Ka.sefthe silverH3701

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 32:9

  • Esther 3:9

    If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.

  • 1 Kings 20:39

    And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

  • Zechariah 11:12-13

    And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. And the Lord said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of the Lord.

  • Isaiah 55:2

    Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.

  • Genesis 37:28

    Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

  • Genesis 23:15-16

    My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.

  • Hosea 3:2

    So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
weighed.
Ge 23:15,16; 1Ki 20:39; Es 3:9; Isa 55:2; *margins
seventeen shekels of silver. or, seven shekels, and tenpieces of silver.
Ge 37:28; Ho 3:2; Zec 11:12,13

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Context

  • Jeremiah 32:8

    So Hanameel mine uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself. Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 32:9

    And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

  • Jeremiah 32:10

    And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

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Jeremiah 32:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y compré la heredad de Hanameel, hijo de mi tío, la cual estaba en Anathoth, y peséle el dinero: diecisiete siclos de plata.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et j’achetai de Hanameël, fils de mon oncle, le champ qui est à Anathoth; et je lui pesai l’argent, 17 sicles d’argent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und ich kaufte von Hanamel, dem Sohne meines Oheims, das Feld, das zu Anathoth ist, und wog ihm das Geld dar: siebzehn Sekel Silber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et emi agrum ab Hanameel filio patrui mei, qui est in Anathoth, et appendi ei argentum: septem stateres, et decem argenteos.