And I signed the deed, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

So I took the deed of purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these deeds, this deed of purchase, which is sealed, and this deed which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.