Judges 10:4

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{ "verseID": "Judges.10.4", "source": "וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד", "text": "*wə-yəhî*-to-him thirty *bānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-thirty *ʿăyārîm* and-thirty *ʿăyārîm* to-them to-them *yiqrəʾû* *ḥawwōṯ* *yāʾîr* until *ha-yôm* *ha-zeh* which in-*ʾereṣ* *ha-gilʿāḏ*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and there was/became", "*bānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - male donkeys/colts/towns", "*yiqrəʾû*": "qal imperfect 3mp - they call/name", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - tent-villages of", "*yāʾîr*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jair", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*ha-gilʿāḏ*": "definite article + proper noun - the Gilead" }, "variants": { "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/towns (wordplay with dual meaning)", "*yiqrəʾû*": "they call/they name/they are called", "*ḥawwōṯ*": "settlements/tent-villages/towns" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד

Transliteration

wə-yəhî-to-him thirty bānîm rōḵəḇîm on-thirty ʿăyārîm and-thirty ʿăyārîm to-them to-them yiqrəʾû ḥawwōṯ yāʾîr until ha-yôm ha-zeh which in-ʾereṣ ha-gilʿāḏ

Grammar Details

• *wə-yəhî*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and there was/became
• *bānîm*: noun, masculine plural - sons
• *rōḵəḇîm*: qal participle, masculine plural - riding
• *ʿăyārîm*: noun, masculine plural - male donkeys/colts/towns
• *yiqrəʾû*: qal imperfect 3mp - they call/name
• *ḥawwōṯ*: noun, feminine plural construct - tent-villages of
• *yāʾîr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jair
• *ha-yôm*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day
• *ha-zeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *ha-gilʿāḏ*: definite article + proper noun - the Gilead

Word Meanings

• *ʿăyārîm*: donkeys/towns (wordplay with dual meaning)
• *yiqrəʾû*: they call/they name/they are called
• *ḥawwōṯ*: settlements/tent-villages/towns

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He had thirty sons, who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns, which are called Havvoth-Jair to this day, in the land of Gilead.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and hath thirtie sonnes, rydinge vpon thirtie asses foales: and had thirtie cities, whose names are Hauoth Iair (that is, the cities of Iair) vnto this daye, and lye in Gilead.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he had thirtie sonnes that rode on thirtie assecolts, and they had thirtie cities, which are called Hauoth-Iair vnto this day, and are in the land of Gilead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he had thirtie sonnes that rode on thirtie Asse coltes, and they had thirtie cities, which are called Hauoth Iair vnto this day, and are in the lande of Gilead.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.

Referenced Verses

• Num 32:41 : 41 { "verseID": "Numbers.32.41", "source": "וְיָאִ֤יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ הָלַ֔ךְ וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת־חַוֺּתֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶתְהֶ֖ן חַוֺּ֥ת יָאִֽיר׃", "text": "*wə-yāʾîr* *ben*-*mənaššeh* *hālak* *wayyilkōd* *ʾet*-*ḥawwōtêhem* *wayyiqrāʾ* *ʾethen* *ḥawwōt* *yāʾîr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yāʾîr*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Jair", "*ben-mənaššeh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Manasseh", "*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he went", "*wayyilkōd*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he captured", "*ʾet-ḥawwōtêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their villages", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*ʾethen*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - them", "*ḥawwōt yāʾîr*": "noun, feminine plural construct + proper noun - villages of Jair" }, "variants": { "*ḥawwōt*": "villages/settlements/tent villages", "*ḥawwōt yāʾîr*": "Havvoth-jair (place name, 'villages of Jair')" } }
• Deut 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.3.14", "source": "יָאִ֣יר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁ֗ה לָקַח֙ אֶת־כָּל־חֶ֣בֶל אַרְגֹּ֔ב עַד־גְּב֥וּל הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י וְהַמַּֽעֲכָתִ֑י וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֹתָ֨ם עַל־שְׁמ֤וֹ אֶת־הַבָּשָׁן֙ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֔יר עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "*Yāʾîr* son-of-*ben*-*Mənaššeh* took *lāqaḥ* *ʾet*-all-*kol*-region-of *ḥebel* *ʾArgōb* unto-*ʿad*-border-of *gəbûl* the-*haGəšûrî* and-the-*wəhaMaʿăkātî*; and-he-called *wayyiqrāʾ* them *ʾōtām* after-*ʿal*-name-his *šəmô* *ʾet*-the-*haBāšān* *Ḥawwōt* *Yāʾîr* unto-*ʿad* the-day *hayyôm* the-this *hazzeh*.", "grammar": { "*Yāʾîr*": "proper noun, personal name - Jair", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*Mənaššeh*": "proper noun, personal name - Manasseh", "*lāqaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he took", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker - (accusative)", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*ḥebel*": "noun, masculine singular construct - region/district of", "*ʾArgōb*": "proper noun, geographic location - Argob", "*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/until", "*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - border/boundary of", "*haGəšûrî*": "definite article + gentilic, masculine singular - the Geshurite", "*wəhaMaʿăkātî*": "conjunction + definite article + gentilic, masculine singular - and the Maacathite", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he called", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on/upon/after", "*šəmô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*haBāšān*": "definite article + proper noun, geographic location - the Bashan", "*Ḥawwōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - towns/settlements of", "*Yāʾîr*": "proper noun, personal name - Jair", "*ʿad*": "preposition - unto/until", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*lāqaḥ*": "take/get/fetch/seize", "*ḥebel*": "region/district/territory/portion", "*gəbûl*": "border/boundary/territory", "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "call/name/proclaim/read", "*Ḥawwōt*": "towns/settlements/villages" } }
• Judg 5:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Judges.5.10", "source": "רֹכְבֵי֩ אֲתֹנ֨וֹת צְחֹר֜וֹת יֹשְׁבֵ֧י עַל־מִדִּ֛ין וְהֹלְכֵ֥י עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִֽׂיחוּ׃", "text": "Riders-of donkeys white, sitters on-*middin*, and-walkers on-way, *siach*", "grammar": { "רֹכְבֵי֩": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - riders of", "אֲתֹנ֨וֹת": "noun, feminine plural - female donkeys", "צְחֹר֜וֹת": "adjective, feminine plural - white/shining", "יֹשְׁבֵ֧י": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - sitters/dwellers of", "עַל־מִדִּ֛ין": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - on carpet/garment/judgment", "וְהֹלְכֵ֥י": "waw conjunction + Qal participle, masculine plural construct - and walkers of", "עַל־דֶּ֖רֶךְ": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - on way/road", "*siach*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - speak!/meditate!" }, "variants": { "*middin*": "carpet/rich garment/seat of judgment", "*siach*": "speak/meditate/consider/declare" } }
• Judg 12:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Judges.12.14", "source": "וַיְהִי־ל֞וֹ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בָנִ֔ים רֹכְבִ֖ים עַל־שִׁבְעִ֣ים עֲיָרִ֑ם וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה שָׁנִֽים", "text": "And *wayəhî*-to-him forty *bānîm* and-thirty *bənê* *ḇānîm* *rōḵəḇîm* on-seventy *ʿăyārîm* and *wayyišpōṭ* *ʾeṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* eight *šānîm*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there was/and he had", "*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*bənê*": "masculine plural construct - sons of", "*ḇānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons", "*rōḵəḇîm*": "Qal participle masculine plural - riding", "*ʿăyārîm*": "masculine plural noun - donkeys/colts", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he judged", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*šānîm*": "feminine plural noun - years" }, "variants": { "*rōḵəḇîm*": "riding/mounted on", "*ʿăyārîm*": "donkeys/colts/young male donkeys (sign of wealth and status)", "*wayyišpōṭ*": "judged/governed/led/delivered" } }