10. And I signed on the letter and sealed it, and I called witnesses as witness, and I weighed out the money on a set of scales.
11. Then I took the deed of the purchase, the sealed copy containing the commandments and the rules, together with the one that was open.
12. And I gave the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel, the son of my uncle, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, in the presence of the Judeans who were sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
13. And I commanded Baruch in their presence, saying,
14. ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, “Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase, the sealed one, and this opened deed, and you must put them in an earthenware jar so that they may be kept preserved many days.”