KJV King James Version
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.
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Judges 10:4
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
ASV American Standard Version
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which are in the land of Gilead;
Surrounding context — Judges 10
1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.
5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַֽיְהִי־H1961 · ha.yahto beל֞וֹH9033 · ohimשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyבָּנִ֗יםH1121 · benson: childרֹֽכְבִים֙H7392 · ra.khavto rideעַל־H5921 · aluponשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyעֲיָרִ֔יםH5895 · a.yircoltוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyעֲיָרִ֖יםH5892 · irexcitementלָהֶ֑םH9038 · hemthemלָהֶ֞םH9038 · hemthemיִקְרְא֣וּ׀H7121 · qa.rato call: call toחַוֹּ֣תH2334 · chau.vot ya.irHavvoth-jairיָאִ֗ירH2334 · chau.vot ya.irHavvoth-jairעַ֚דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֣וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּ֔הH2088 · zehthisאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichבְּאֶ֥רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetהַגִּלְעָֽד׃H1568 · gil.adGilead
Cross-references
Numbers 32:41And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.Judges 12:14And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.Judges 5:10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.Deuteronomy 3:14Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.
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