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and he judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />After him, Jair the Gileadite rose up and judged Israel for twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And after him, Jair the Gileadite arose, and judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After him, Jair the Gileadite arose, and he judged Israel for twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel 22 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The next leader of Israel was Jair, who lived in Gilead. He was a leader for 22 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After Tola, Jair from Gilead became a judge. He judged Israel for 22 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />After Tola came Jair from Gilead. He led Israel for twenty-two years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After him, Jair the Gileadite arose and governed Israel for 22 years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After him Jair, the Gileadite, arose. He judged Israel twenty-two years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there rises Jair the Gileadite after him, and he judges Israel [for] twenty-two years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there riseth after him Jair the Gileadite, and he judgeth Israel twenty and two years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after him will rise Jair the Gileadite, and he will judge Israel twenty and two years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To him succeeded Jair the Galaadite, who judged Israel for two and twenty years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After him succeeded Jair, a Gileadite, who judged Israel for twenty-two years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jair the Gileadite came after him and judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After him came Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite, and he judged Israel for twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yair the Galadite arose after him, and he judged Israel twenty and two years<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after him arose Jair of Galaad, and he judged Israel twenty-two years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/10-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3203" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/10.htm">Jair</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">Tola</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: way·yā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">was followed by</a> <a href="/hebrew/2971.htm" title="2971: yā·’îr (N-proper-ms) -- He enlightens, three Isr. From 'owr; enlightener; Jair, the name of four Israelites.">Jair</a> <a href="/hebrew/1569.htm" title="1569: hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Gilead, also an inhab. of Gilead. Patronymically from Gil'ad; a Giladite or descendant of Gilad.">the Gileadite,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: way·yiš·pōṭ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To judge, govern. ">who judged</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty-two</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·ta·yim (Conj-w:: Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-19</a></span><br />Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them from the hands of those who plundered them. / Israel, however, did not listen to their judges. Instead, they prostituted themselves with other gods and bowed down to them. They quickly turned from the way of their fathers, who had walked in obedience to the LORD’s commandments; they did not do as their fathers had done. / Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Judges 3:9-11</a></span><br />But when the Israelites cried out to the LORD, He raised up Othniel son of Caleb’s younger brother Kenaz as a deliverer to save them. / The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him. / So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-15.htm">Judges 3:15-30</a></span><br />And again they cried out to the LORD, and He raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjamite, as their deliverer. So they sent him with tribute to Eglon king of Moab. / Now Ehud had made for himself a double-edged sword a cubit long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his cloak / and brought the tribute to Eglon king of Moab, who was an obese man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-4.htm">Judges 4:4-5</a></span><br />Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. / And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Judges 6:11-14</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites. / And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.” / “Please, my Lord,” Gideon replied, “if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all His wonders of which our fathers told us, saying, ‘Has not the LORD brought us up out of Egypt?’ But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hand of Midian.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Judges 8:28-32</a></span><br />In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon, / and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down. / Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/12-11.htm">1 Samuel 12:11</a></span><br />So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-20.htm">Acts 13:20</a></span><br />All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-15.htm">1 Samuel 7:15-17</a></span><br />So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. / Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. / Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-1.htm">1 Samuel 8:1-3</a></span><br />When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. / The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. / But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-26.htm">1 Kings 11:26-28</a></span><br />Now Jeroboam son of Nebat was an Ephraimite from Zeredah whose mother was a widow named Zeruah. Jeroboam was a servant of Solomon, but he rebelled against the king, / and this is the account of his rebellion against the king. Solomon had built the supporting terraces and repaired the gap in the wall of the city of his father David. / Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-5.htm">2 Kings 15:5</a></span><br />And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">2 Chronicles 14:1-5</a></span><br />Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years. / And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27</a></span><br />So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-48.htm">Genesis 31:48</a></b></br> And Laban said, This heap <i>is</i> a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/32-29.htm">Numbers 32:29</a></b></br> And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Jair</a> <a href="/joshua/13-30.htm">Ja'ir</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Led</a> <a href="/judges/9-35.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/judges/10-2.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/7-3.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Jair</a> <a href="/judges/10-5.htm">Ja'ir</a> <a href="/judges/11-27.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/judges/12-8.htm">Judgeth</a> <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Led</a> <a href="/judges/13-11.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/judges/11-33.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/judges/20-21.htm">Twenty-Two</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-1.htm">Tola judges Israel in Shamir</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-3.htm">Jair, whose thirty sons had thirty cities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-6.htm">The Philistines and Ammonites oppress Israel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-10.htm">In their misery God sends them to their false gods</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/10-15.htm">Upon their repentance he pities them</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite</b><br>Jair's introduction as a judge follows the brief account of Tola, indicating a succession in leadership. Jair is identified as a Gileadite, suggesting his origin from the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. This area was known for its rugged terrain and was part of the territory allotted to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. The mention of Jair as a Gileadite highlights the tribal and regional diversity among the judges of Israel. Gilead was a significant location in biblical history, often associated with balm and healing, as seen in <a href="/jeremiah/8-22.htm">Jeremiah 8:22</a>. Jair's leadership from this region may imply a role in unifying the tribes across the Jordan.<p><b>who judged Israel twenty-two years</b><br>Jair's tenure as a judge lasted twenty-two years, indicating a period of relative stability and peace under his leadership. The role of a judge in Israel was not only judicial but also military and spiritual, serving as a leader who delivered Israel from oppression and guided them in following God's laws. The length of Jair's judgeship suggests he was effective in maintaining order and addressing the needs of the Israelites during his time. This period of leadership without mention of significant conflict or oppression may reflect a time of obedience to God, contrasting with the cyclical pattern of sin and deliverance seen throughout the Book of Judges. Jair's long judgeship can be compared to other judges like Deborah and Gideon, who also brought peace to Israel for extended periods.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jair.htm">Jair</a></b><br>A judge of Israel who arose after Tola. He is described as a Gileadite, indicating his origin from the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. Jair judged Israel for twenty-two years, suggesting a period of relative stability and leadership.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, known for its balm and rugged terrain. It was part of the territory given to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judging_israel.htm">Judging Israel</a></b><br>The role of a judge in Israel was to lead, deliver, and provide justice for the people. Judges were often raised by God to deliver Israel from oppression and to guide them back to faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_of_leadership.htm">God's Provision of Leadership</a></b><br>God raises leaders in times of need. Jair's leadership for twenty-two years signifies a period of stability and divine provision for Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Jair's long tenure as a judge suggests faithfulness and consistency. In our lives, we are called to be faithful in the roles God has given us, whether in leadership or service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_regional_identity.htm">The Importance of Regional Identity</a></b><br>Jair's identification as a Gileadite reminds us of the importance of our roots and how God uses our backgrounds for His purposes. We should embrace our identity and allow God to use it for His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cycle_of_judges.htm">The Cycle of Judges</a></b><br>The book of Judges illustrates a cycle of sin, oppression, repentance, and deliverance. This cycle is a reminder of the need for continual reliance on God and repentance from sin.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Jair, a Gileadite.</span>--In <a href="/numbers/32-41.htm" title="And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.">Numbers 32:41</a> we are told of a Jair, the son of Manasseh, who "took the small towns" of Gilead, and called them Havoth-jair. This earlier Jair, with Nobah, plays a splendid part in Jewish legend, which is only alluded to in Scripture (see <a href="/deuteronomy/3-14.htm" title="Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob to the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, to this day.">Deuteronomy 3:14</a>). In what relation the Jair of these verses stood to him we cannot, in the uncertain data of the chronology, decide. The Jair of <a href="/numbers/32-41.htm" title="And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.">Numbers 32:41</a> was descended from Judah on the father's side, and on the mother's was a great-grandson of Manasseh.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Jair</span>. We read of Jair the son of Segub, the son of Machir's daughter by Hezron, in <a href="/1_chronicles/2-21.htm">1 Chronicles 2:21-23</a>, and are there told that he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead (called Havoth-jair), which were included in the territory of the sons of Machir. The same information is given in <a href="/numbers/32-40.htm">Numbers 32:40-42</a>, and in <a href="/deuteronomy/3-14.htm">Deuteronomy 3:14, 15</a>, in both which passages Jair is styled the son of Manasseh, and is stated to have called the cities after his own name, Havoth-jair. In the present verse we are also told that Jair the judge was a Gileadite, and that he had thirty sons who had thirty cities in Gilead called Havoth-jair. The question arises, Can these two be the same person? If they are, <a href="/deuteronomy/3-14.htm">Deuteronomy 3:14</a> must be a later parenthetical insertion, as it has very much the appearance of being. The notice in <a href="/numbers/32-41.htm">Numbers 32:41</a> must also refer to later times than those of Moses, and we must understand the statement in <a href="/1_chronicles/2-22.htm">1 Chronicles 2:22</a>, that "Segub begat Jair," as meaning that he was his lineal ancestor, just as in <a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a> we read that "Joram begat Ozias," though three generations intervened between them. If, on the other hand, they are not the same, we must suppose that Jair in our text was a descendant of the other Jair, and may compare the double explanation of the name Havoth-jair with the double explanation of <span class="accented">Beer-sheba</span> given <a href="/genesis/21-31.htm">Genesis 21:31</a>; <a href="/genesis/26-31.htm">Genesis 26:31-33</a>; the threefold explanation of the name Isaac, <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Genesis 17:17</a>; <a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a>; <a href="/genesis/21-6.htm">Genesis 21:6</a>; and the double explanation of the proverb, "Is Saul among the prophets?" given in <a href="/1_samuel/10-11.htm">1 Samuel 10:11, 12</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-23.htm">1 Samuel 19:23, 24</a>. The Hebrew name <span class="accented">Jair</span> is preserved in the New Testament under the Greek form of <span class="accented">Jairus</span> (<a href="/mark/5-22.htm">Mark 5:22</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/10-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After [Tola]</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arose</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֣קָם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jair</span><br /><span class="heb">יָאִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·’îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2971.htm">Strong's 2971: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jair -- 'he enlightens', three Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Gileadite,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1569.htm">Strong's 1569: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gileadite -- a descendant of Gilead, also an inhabitant of Gilead</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who judged</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·pōṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twenty-two</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/10-3.htm">Judges 10:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/10-3.htm">OT History: Judges 10:3 After him arose Jair the Gileadite (Jd Judg. 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