Jeremiah 32:11 Commentary: Rashi

וָאֶקַּ֖ח אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת־הֶֽחָת֛וּם הַמִּצְוָ֥ה וְהַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַגָּלֽוּי׃

So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;

Rashi on Jeremiah

the deed of the purchase The deed of the sale.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

that which was signed, etc. With its signature as it was signed according so the law and the statute.
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Rashi on Jeremiah

and that which was open Which was confirmed in the court by word of its witnesses, and the judges wrote and signed a judicial confirmation. This is the confirmation of the deeds to make the matter open and publicized lest the witnesses die, and our Rabbis explained this concerning a plain, open document and a folded one in Baba Bathra (160b).
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