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Berean Standard Bible

“So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.”

Jeremiah 32:9

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Jerusalem is under siege and Jeremiah is imprisoned. God tells him to buy a field from his cousin, an act that seems absurd.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out seventeen shekels of silver.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle`s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So 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;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y compré la heredad de Hanameel, hijo de mi tío, la cual estaba en Anathoth, y peséle el dinero: diecisiete siclos de plata.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Compré entonces el campo, pagándole a Janamel doscientos cuatro gramos de plata.

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