New English Translation
Judges 10:4
4He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair – they are in the land of Gilead.
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 led Israel for twenty-three years, then died and was buried in Shamir. 3Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years. He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair – they are in the land of Gilead. 5Jair died and was buried in Kamon. 6The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. They worshiped the Baals and the Ashtars, as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. They abandoned the Lord and did not worship him.
Read all of Judges 10Judges 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he had thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
- sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- that rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
- ass coltsעַ֫יִר‛ayir · coltH5895
- citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- which are calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
- Havoth–jairחַוּוֹת יָעִירchavvôth yâ‛îyr · Havvoth-jairH2334
- unto this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
- in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
Cross-references for Judges 10:4
- Judges 5:10You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!
- Judges 12:14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.
- Numbers 32:41Now Jair son of Manasseh went and captured their small towns and named them Havvoth Jair.
- Deuteronomy 3:14Jair, son of Manasseh, took all the Argob region as far as the border with the Geshurites and Maacathites (namely Bashan) and called it by his name, Havvoth-Jair, which it retains to this very 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
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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
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