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, who was the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo, came to rescue Israel. Tola was from Issachar and lived in Shamir in the mountains of Ephraim. 2He judged Israel for 23 years. Tola died and was buried in Shamir. After Tola, Jair from Gilead became a judge. He judged Israel for 22 years. 4Jair had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. He also had 30 towns that are still called Havvoth Jair to this day. They are in the region of Gilead. 5Jair died and 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 31:48Laban said, “This pile of stones stands as a witness between you and me today.” This is why it was named Galeed
• Numbers 32:29Moses told them, “If the tribes of Gad and Reuben get ready for battle in the Lord’s presence and cross the Jordan River with you and you conquer the land, give them Gilead as their own property.

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
• Defend
• Jair
• Abdon (1)
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Gileadites
• Havvoth-Jair
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of

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