Judges 10:3

Judges 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
• New International Version (NIV)He was followed by Jair of Gilead, who led Israel twenty-two years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After him arose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After him arose Jair, a Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years.

Context of Judges 10:3

1After Abimelech, Tola son of Puah, son of Dodo became judge and began to deliver Israel. He was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. 2Tola judged Israel twenty-three years and when he died, was buried in Shamir. After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. 4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty towns in Gilead, which are still called Jair’s Villages today. 5When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon.

Judges 10:3 word by word

וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• him aroseקוּםqûm · to arise: riseH6965
• Jairיָאִירyâ'îyr · JairH2971
• a Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיgil‛âdîy · GileaditeH1569
• and judgedשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Judges 10:3

• Genesis 31:48Then Laban said, “This mound is a witness between you and me today.” Therefore the place was called Galeed
• Numbers 32:29Moses told them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, every man in battle formation before the Lord, and the land is subdued before you, you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.

Commentaries on Judges 10:3

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Jair was likely a descendant of an earlier Jair from the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; compare 1 Kings 4:13). The Towns of Jair, which Jair and his sons controlled, were conquered by the earlier Jair.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Jair, a Gileadite--This judge was a different person from the conqueror of that northeastern territory, and founder of Havoth-jair, or "Jair's villages" (Nu 32:41; De 3:14; Jos 13:3; 1Ch 2:22).Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 10:3

• Israel
• Jair
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Defend
• Jair
• Abdon (1)
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Gileadites
• Havvoth-Jair

Commentaries on Judges 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings