Discovery BoxGenesis 23:20
Context23:20 So Abraham secured the field and the cave that was in it as a burial site 1 from the sons of Heth.
Ruth 4:7-10
Context4:7 (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: 2 A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. 3 This was a legally binding act 4 in Israel.) 4:8 So the guardian said to Boaz, “You may acquire it,” and he removed his sandal. 5 4:9 Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 4:10 I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property 6 so the name of the deceased might not disappear 7 from among his relatives and from his village. 8 You are witnesses today.”
Psalms 112:5
Context112:5 It goes well for the one 9 who generously lends money,
and conducts his business honestly. 10
Jeremiah 32:7-14
Context32:7 ‘Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, will come to you soon. He will say to you, “Buy my field at Anathoth because you are entitled 11 as my closest relative to buy it.”’ 12 32:8 Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel 13 came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, ‘Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.’ When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me. 32:9 So I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel. I weighed out seven ounces of silver and gave it to him to pay for it. 14 32:10 I signed the deed of purchase, 15 sealed it, and had some men serve as witnesses to the purchase. 16 I weighed out the silver for him on a scale. 32:11 There were two copies of the deed of purchase. One was sealed and contained the order of transfer and the conditions of purchase. 17 The other was left unsealed. 32:12 I took both copies of the deed of purchase 18 and gave them to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah. I gave them to him in the presence 19 of my cousin 20 Hanamel, the witnesses who had signed the deed of purchase, and all the Judeans who were housed in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 32:13 In the presence of all these people I instructed Baruch, 32:14 ‘The Lord God of Israel who rules over all 21 says, “Take these documents, both the sealed copy of the deed of purchase and the unsealed copy. Put them in a clay jar so that they may be preserved for a long time to come.”’ 22
Matthew 10:16
Context10:16 “I 23 am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, 24 so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Ephesians 5:15
Context5:15 Therefore be very careful how you live – not as unwise but as wise,
Colossians 4:5
Context4:5 Conduct yourselves 25 with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
[23:20] 1 tn Heb “possession of a grave.”
[4:7] 2 tn Heb “and this formerly in Israel concerning redemption and concerning a transfer to ratify every matter.”
[4:7] 3 tn Heb “a man removed his sandal and gave [it] to his companion”; NASB “gave it to another”; NIV, NRSV, CEV “to the other.”
[4:7] 4 tn Heb “the legal witness”; KJV “a testimony”; ASV, NASB “the manner (form NAB) of attestation.”
[4:8] 5 tc The LXX adds “and gave it to him” (cf. TEV, CEV), which presupposes the reading ויתן לו. This seems to be a clarifying addition (see v. 7), but it is possible the scribe’s eye jumped from the final vav (ו) on נַעֲלוֹ (na’alo, “his sandal”) to the final vav (ו) on לוֹ (lo, “to him”), accidentally omitting the intervening letters.
[4:10] 6 tn Heb “in order to raise up the name of the deceased over his inheritance” (NASB similar).
[4:10] 7 tn Heb “be cut off” (so NASB, NRSV); NAB “may not perish.”
[4:10] 8 tn Heb “and from the gate of his place” (so KJV, ASV); NASB “from the court of his birth place”; NIV “from the town records.”
[112:5] 10 tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”
[32:7] 11 tn Heb “your right.” The term מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) here and in v. 8 refers to legal entitlement for the option to purchase a property (BDB 1049 s.v. מִשְׁפָּט 5; cf. Deut 21:17).
[32:7] 12 sn Underlying this request are the laws of redemption of property spelled out in Lev 25:25-34 and illustrated in Ruth 4:3-4. Under these laws, if a property owner became impoverished and had to sell his land, the nearest male relative had the right and duty to buy it so that it would not pass out of the use of the extended family. The land, however, would not actually belong to Jeremiah because in the year of Jubilee it reverted to its original owner. All Jeremiah was actually buying was the right to use it (Lev 25:13-17). Buying the field, thus, did not make any sense (thus Jeremiah’s complaint in v. 25) other than the fact that the
[32:8] 13 tn Heb “And according to the word of the
[32:9] 14 tn Heb “I weighed out the money [more literally, “silver”] for him, seventeen shekels of silver.”
[32:10] 15 tn The words “of purchase” are not in the text but are implicit. The qualification is spelled out explicitly in vv. 11, 12, 13. These words are supplied in the translation for clarity. An alternative translation would be “I put the deed in writing.” However, since the same idiom כָּתַב בְּסֵפֶר (catav bÿsefer) is used later in v. 12 with respect to the witnesses, it is likely that it merely refers to signing the document.
[32:10] 16 tn The words “to the purchase” are not in the text but are implicit in the idiom “I had some witnesses serve as witness.” The words are supplied in the translation for clarity.
[32:11] 17 tn There is some uncertainty about the precise meaning of the phrases translated “the order of transfer and the regulations.” The translation follows the interpretation suggested by J. Bright, Jeremiah (AB), 237; J. A. Thompson, Jeremiah (NICOT), 586, n. 5; and presumably BDB 349 s.v. חֹק 7, which defines the use of חֹק (khoq) here as “conditions of the deed of purchase.”
[32:12] 18 tn Heb “the deed, the purchase.” This is a case of apposition of species in place of the genitive construction (cf. GKC 423 §131.b and compare the usage in Exod 24:5).
[32:12] 19 tn Heb “I took the deed of purchase, both that which was sealed [and contained] the order and the regulations and that which was open [i.e., unsealed], and I gave the deed of purchase to Baruch…in the presence of my cousin Hanamel and in the presence of…and in the presence of….” It is awkward to begin a sentence with “I took…” without finishing the thought, and the long qualifiers in v. 12 make that sentence too long. The sentence is broken up in accordance with contemporary English style. The reference to the “deed of purchase” in v. 12 should be viewed as a plural consisting of both written and sealed copies as is clear from v. 11 and also v. 14. Part of the confusion is due to the nature of this document which consisted of a single papyrus scroll, half of which was rolled up and sealed and the other half which was left “opened” or unsealed. J. Bright (Jeremiah [AB], 237-38) is probably incorrect in assuming that the copies were duplicate since the qualification “containing the order of transfer and the regulations” is only applied to the appositional participle, “the sealed one [or copy].”
[32:12] 20 tc The translation follows a number of Hebrew
[32:14] 21 tn Heb “Yahweh of armies, the God of Israel.” For this title see 7:3 and the study notes on 2:19.
[32:14] 22 tn Heb “many days.” See BDB s.v. יוֹם 5.b for this usage.
[10:16] 23 tn Grk “Behold I.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
[10:16] 24 sn This imagery of wolves is found in intertestamental Judaism; see Pss. Sol. 8:23, 30.
[4:5] 25 tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).
