Numbers 32:41

41 And Jair the of Manasse went and took their villages, and called them the villages of 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 a son of Machir the son of Manasse went to Galaad, and took it, and destroyed the Amorite who dwelt in it.

40 And Moses gave Galaad to Machir the son of Manasse, and he dwelt there.

41 And Jair the of Manasse went and took their villages, and called them the villages of Jair.

42 And Nabau went and took Caath and her villages, and called them Naboth after his name.

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