Numbers 32:41

41 Soothly Jair, the son of Manasseh, went, and occupied the towns thereof, which he called Havothjair, that is, the towns 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 Soothly the sons of Machir, the son of Manasseh, went into Gilead, and destroyed it, and they killed (the) Amorite, the dweller thereof (and they killed the Amorites, who lived there).

40 Therefore Moses gave the land of Gilead to (the sons of) Machir, the son of Manasseh, the which Machir dwelled therein. (And so Moses gave the land of Gilead to the sons of Machir, and that is where the Machirites lived.)

41 Soothly Jair, the son of Manasseh, went, and occupied the towns thereof, which he called Havothjair, that is, the towns of Jair.

42 Also Nobah went, and took Kenath, with his towns, and called it, by his name, Nobah. (And Nobah went forth, and took Kenath and its towns, and called it Nobah, after himself.)