9 from Hanamel, and so I did. The price was seventeen pieces of silver, and I weighed out the full amount on a scale.
10-11 I had two copies of the bill of sale written out, each containing all the details of our agreement. Some witnesses and I signed the official copy, which was folded and tied, before being sealed shut with hot wax. Then I gave Hanamel the silver.
12 And while he, the witnesses, and all the other Jews sitting in the courtyard were still watching, I gave both copies to Baruch son of Neriah.
13-14 I told Baruch that the Lord had said:Take both copies of this bill of sale, one sealed shut and the other open, and put them in a clay jar so they will last a long time.
15 I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, and I promise you that people will once again buy and sell houses, farms, and vineyards in this country.
16 Then I prayed:
17 Lord God, you stretched out your mighty arm and made the sky and the earth. You can do anything.