Numbers 32:41

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, 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 dispossessed the Amorite who [was] in it.

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

41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took its small towns, and called them Havoth-jair.

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