Judges 10:4

What does Judges 10:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 10:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he hath thirty sons riding on thirty ass-colts, and they have thirty cities, (they call them Havoth-Jair unto this day), which <FI>are<Fi> in the land of Gilead;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Having thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and were princes of thirty cities, which from his name were called Havoth Jair, that is, the towns of Jair, until this present day, in the land of Galaad.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

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

Context

v.3And after him arose Jair, the Gileadite; and he judged Israel twenty and two years.

v.4This passage

v.5And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 3:14

    Jair the son of Manasseh took all the region of Argob, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maacathites, and called them, even Bashan, after his own name, Havvoth-jair, unto this day.)

  • Numbers 32:41

    And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the towns thereof, and called them Havvoth-jair.

  • Judges 12:14

    And he had forty sons and thirty sons’ sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

  • Judges 5:10

    Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.

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