Jair
Judge in Israel
Jair was a judge in Israel from Gilead who led the people for twenty-two years. He was known for his thirty sons, who rode on thirty donkey colts and owned thirty towns in Gilead.
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Jair Becomes Judge of Israel
After Tola, Jair from Gilead arose as judge over Israel and led the people for twenty-two years.
3After him rose Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
וַיָּ֣קָם אַחֲרָ֔יו יָאִ֖יר הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י וַיִּשְׁפֹּט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה׃
His Thirty Sons and Their Towns
Jair had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they owned thirty towns in Gilead that were called Havvoth Jair.
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.*
וַֽיְהִי־ל֞וֹ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים בָּנִ֗ים רֹֽכְבִים֙ עַל־שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים עֲיָרִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים עֲיָרִ֖ים לָהֶ֑ם לָהֶ֞ם יִקְרְא֣וּ ׀ חַוֺּ֣ת יָאִ֗יר עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ הַגִּלְעָֽד׃
The Death and Burial of Jair
When Jair died, he was buried in Kamon after having faithfully served Israel as judge.
5Then Jair died and was buried in Kamon.
וַיָּ֣מָת יָאִ֔יר וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקָמֽוֹן׃ פ