Judges 10:4

Judges 10:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)He had thirty sons, who rode thirty donkeys. They controlled thirty towns in Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth Jair.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities, called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys; they also had thirty towns, which are called “Havoth Jair” to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

Context of Judges 10:4

2He judged Israel for twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. 3After him, Jair the Gileadite rose up and judged Israel for twenty-two years. And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair to this day. 5And Jair died and was buried in Kamon. 6Then the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they served the Baals and the Ashtaroth, the gods of Aram, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the sons of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines; so they abandoned the Lord and did not serve Him.

Judges 10:4 word by word

וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ׀ חַוֹּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• And he hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• who rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• donkeysעַ֫יִר‛ayir · coltH5895
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• that are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• Havvoth-jairחַוּוֹת יָעִירchavvôth yâ‛îyr · Havvoth-jairH2334
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117

Cross-references for Judges 10:4

• Judges 5:10You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road--shout in praise!
• Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; and he judged Israel for eight years.
• Numbers 32:41Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its towns, and called them Havvoth-jair.
• Deuteronomy 3:14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, that is, Bashan, and named it after his own name: Havvoth-jair, as it is to this day.)

Commentaries on Judges 10:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He had thirty sons, etc. - It appears that there was both peace and prosperity during the time that Jair governed Israel; he had, it seems, provided for his family, and given a village to each of his thirty sons; which were, in consequence, called Havoth Jair or the villages of Jair. Their riding on thirty ass colts seems to intimate that they were persons of consideration, and kept up a certain dignity in their different departments.Read the comment
• 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. 44. he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts--This is a characteristic trait of Eastern manners in those early times; and the grant of a village to each of his thirty sons was a striking proof of his extensive possessions. His having thirty sons is no conclusive evidence that he had more than one wife, much less that he had more than one at a time. There are instances, in this country, of men having as many children by two successive wives.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 10:4

• Havoth-Jair
• Israel
• Jair
• Judge

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Ass
• Defend
• Jair
• Abdon (1)
• Argob (2)
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Gilead (1)
• Havvoth-Jair
• Israel, History 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