Catholic Public Domain Version
"And I instructed Baruch, in their sight, saying: "
— Jeremiah 32:13, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And I charged Baruch before them, saying,”
“And I charged Baruch before them, saying, ”
“I commanded Baruch before them, saying,”
“In the presence of all these people I instructed Baruch,”
“And I charged Baruch before them, saying:”
“And I gave orders to Baruch in front of them, saying,”
“And I charged Baruch before them, saying,”
And I wrote it in a book and signed it, and I summoned witnesses. And I weighed out the silver on a scale.
And I received the signed deed of possession, and the stipulations, and the ratifications, with the exterior seals.
And I gave the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, in the sight of the witnesses who had been recorded in the book of the purchase, and in the sight of all the Jews who were sitting in the atrium of the prison.
And I instructed Baruch, in their sight, saying:
Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Take these writings, this sealed deed of purchase, and this deed which is open, and place them in an earthen vessel, so that they will be preserved for many days.’
For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ‘Houses, and fields, and vineyards will be possessed still, in this land.’
And after I had delivered the deed of possession to Baruch, the son of Neri, I prayed to the Lord, saying: