Numbers 32:41

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.

Numbers 32:41 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 32:41

And Jair the son of Manasseh
By his mother's side, otherwise he was of the family of Judah; for Hezron, of the family of Judah, married a daughter of Machir, the son of Manasseh, by whom he had a son called Segub, who was the father of Jair, ( 1 Chronicles 2:21 1 Chronicles 2:22 ) , the same

went and took the small towns thereof;
of that part of Gilead given to Machir:

and called them Havothjair;
after his own name: in ( Deuteronomy 3:14 ) , they are called Bashanhavothjair.

Numbers 32:41 In-Context

39 -- And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and they dispossessed the Amorites that were therein.

40 And Moses gave Gilead to Machir the son of Manasseh; and he dwelt therein.

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took their hamlets, and called them Havoth-Jair.

42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and its dependent villages, and called it Nobah, after his name.

Footnotes

• [a]. 'Villages of tents,' see Deut. 3.14 and Note.