Judges

Judges 10:3–4

³Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years. ⁴He 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.^b

Footnotes

b 10:4 Or the villages of Jair

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Judges 10:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
was followed by	וַיָּ֣קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
Jair	יָאִ֖יר	yā·’îr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2971 Jair
the Gileadite	הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י	hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1569 Giladite
who judged	וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙	way·yiš·pōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
twenty-two	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Judges 10:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He had	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
sons	בָּנִ֗ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
who rode	רֹֽכְבִים֙	rō·ḵə·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים	šə·lō·šîm	Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
donkeys	עֲיָרִ֔ים	‘ă·yā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5895 male ass
And they had	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
thirty	וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים	ū·šə·lō·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H7970 thirty
towns	עֲיָרִ֖ים	‘ă·yā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5892 excitement
in the land	בְּאֶ֥רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Gilead	הַגִּלְעָֽד׃	hag·gil·‘āḏ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
which to	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
are called	יִקְרְא֣וּ׀	yiq·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Havvoth-jair	יָאִ֗יר	yā·’îr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2334 hamlets of Jair

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Judges 10:3 Numbers 32:29

Judges 10:4 Numbers 32:41 · Deuteronomy 3:14 · Judges 12:14 · Judges 5:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.