Jeremiah 32:10

“And I subscribed the evidence, etc.] Or, “wrote in a book”f623; the instrument or bill of sale, the deed of purchase; which described the field sold, and expressed the condition on which the purchase was made; and by subscribing it he agreed to it, and laid himself under obligation to perform it: and sealed [it]; for the further confirmation of it: and took witnesses; to be present at the payment of the money, and to sign the deed likewise: and weighed [him] the money in the balances; this he did a second time; he weighed it first before Hanameel himself, and then before the witnesses; everything was done fairly, and with great exactness.”

“subscribed--I wrote in the deed, "book of purchase" (Jer 32:12). weighed--coined money was not in early use; hence money was "weighed" (Gen 23:16).”

“Translate: And I wrote the particulars of the purchase in the deed ... And I took the purchase-deed, both that which was sealed containing the oiler and the conditions, and that which was open etc. There were two indentures, of which one was called the purchase-deed, and was signed by the purchaser and the witnesses. It was then sealed, not in our sense of appending a seal in place of signatures, but to close it up. The open deed was probably an exact copy, and was that intended for common use. In case its authenticity was called in question, the sealed copy would have to be produced before the judge, the seal opened, and if its contents agreed with those of the open deed, the decision would…”

“32:10 Jeremiah carefully followed the proper legal procedures for buying property. The deed of purchase was a sheet of papyrus that listed the terms of the purchase in Hebrew. Jeremiah signed and sealed the deed and paid the purchase price in the presence of witnesses (Gen 23:3-18; 2 Sam 24:20-24).”

“I: Jer 32:12, Jer 32:44; Isa 44:5 subscribed the evidence: Heb. wrote in the book, Jos 18:9; Isa 30:8 and sealed: Deu 32:34; Job 14:17; Sol 8:6; Dan 8:26; Joh 3:33, Joh 6:27; Co2 1:22; Eph 1:13, Eph 4:30; Rev 7:2, Rev 9:4 and took: Jer 32:12, Jer 32:25, Jer 32:44; Rut 4:9-11; Isa 8:1, Isa 8:2 Jeremiah 32:11”

“The purchase was concluded in full legal form. "I wrote it (the necessary terms) in the letter (the usual letter of purchase), and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed out the money on the balance" (it was then and still is the custom in the East to weigh money). חתם means here, not to append a seal instead of subscribing the name, or for attestation (cf. Kg1 21:8; Neh 10:1; 2), but to seal up, make sure by sealing ( Isa 29:11, etc.). For, from Jer 32:11, Jer 32:12, we perceive that two copies of the bill of purchase were prepared, one sealed up, and the other open; so that, in case the open one were lost, or were accidentally or designedly injured or defaced, a perfect original might…”