Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Numbers 32:41
Jair. In the Hebrew this verse begins and ends with the word "Jair". Figure of speech Epanadiplosis (App-6).
Havoth. the encampments, or tent villages (of Jair).
Jair. In the Hebrew this verse begins and ends with the word "Jair". Figure of speech Epanadiplosis (App-6).
Havoth. the encampments, or tent villages (of Jair).
Verse 41. _HAVOTH-JAIR._] That is, the _villages_ or _habitations of Jair_; and thus they should have been translated. As these two tribes and a half were the _first_, says Ainsworth, who had their i...
The exploits of Jair - he was the conqueror of Argob Deuteronomy 3:14 - gave new. luster to his name; and the fame of the family is attested by the history of Jair the Israelite judge, doubtless a des...
8. THE TRIBES OF REUBEN, GAD, HALF-MANASSEH AND THEIR PORTION CHAPTER 32 _ 1. The petition of Reuben and Gad (Numbers 32:1)_ 2. The rebuke by Moses (Numbers 32:6) 3. Their answer (Numbers 32:16)
THE SETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN MANASSITES IN GILEAD. This is a fragment relating to a period later than the Mosaic age. Machir was a Manassite clan, and Jair and Nobah (Numbers 32:41 f.) were probably subd...
_Jair the son of Manasseh_ This Manassite clan that took Gilead and gave its name to the district Havvôth-Jair (-the towns of Jair," marg. or better -the tent villages of J.") is mentioned in Judges 1...
JAIR THE SON OF MANASSEH— One of the posterity of Manasseh by the mother's side; for he was the grandson of Gilead, the son of Machir, by his daughter, 1 Chronicles 2:21 but his father was of the trib...
I. CITIES BUILT OR TAKEN IN THE LAND vv. 34-42 TEXT Numbers 32:34. And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer, 35. And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah, 36. And Beth-nimrah,...
_AND JAIR THE SON OF MANASSEH WENT AND TOOK THE SMALL TOWNS THEREOF, AND CALLED THEM HAVOTHJAIR._ Havoth-jair - i:e., tent-villages. Jair, who captured them, was a descendant of Manasseh on the mothe...
32:41 Havoth-Jair. (b-15) 'Villages of tents,' see Deuteronomy 3:14 and Note....
ALLOTMENT OF TERRITORY TO THE TRIBES OF GAD AND REUBEN AND THE HALFTRIBE OF MANASSEH 1-5. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request that the land of Gilead lying on the E. side of the Jordan be assigned to...
THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 32 THE LAND EAST OF THE JORDAN RIVER – NUMBERS 32:1-42 V1 Reuben’s *tribe and Gad’s *tribe owned many cows
AND JAIR THE SON OF MANASSEH... — Jair was the son of Segub, the son of Hezron, who married the daughter of Machir, the son of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 2:21). Jair was, therefore, the great-grandson of...
וְ יָאִ֤יר בֶּן ־מְנַשֶּׁה֙ הָלַ֔ךְ וַ יִּלְכ
2. SETTLEMENT Numbers 32:1 The request of the men of Reuben and Gad that they should be allowed to settle on the eastern side of Jordan in the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead was at first refuse...
WARNING AGAINST FORSAKING THEIR BRETHREN Numbers 32:20 These two and a half tribes never entered the national life, as did those on the other side of Jordan. They were far from the center of religio...
We have here the record of what without doubt was a wrong committed by two and a half tribes, of Moses' failure in judgment, and, consequently, of a grave mistake. Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of M...
And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof, and called them (n) Havothjair. (n) That is the villages of Jair....
_Jair was born of Segub, the son of Esron, by a daughter of Machir, 1 Paralipomenon i. 21. He did not remain in the tribe of Juda, but dwelt in that of his mother, (Calmet) or perhaps he married a des...
The reason of the change of names was most probably to observe that precept, that the children of Israel should not make mention of the names of the gods of the heathen about them; and their cities we...
The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 32 AND 33. There is another thing connected with this: if we have occasioned wars out of Canaan, it is also through the indispensable wars of the people of Go...
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...
Numbers 32:40 ; NUMBERS 32:42. _Moses gave Gilead unto Machir_ Not to Machir himself, who doubtless was long since dead, but the family or posterity of Machir. _Nobah_ Who, though not elsewhere named,...
1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Iorden. 6 Moses reproueth them. 16 They offer him conditions to his content. 33 Moses assigneth them the land. 39 They conquere...
And Jair, the son of Manasseh, went, had gone, AND TOOK THE SMALL TOWNS THEREOF, AND CALLED THEM HAVOTH-JAIR....
THE PETITION GRANTED WITH THE PROPOSED CONDITION...
A PROPOSAL OF COMPROMISE (vs.1-15) The children of Israel being now east of the Jordan River, the land there appealed to the tribes of Reuben and Gad particularly because they had great possessions o...
28-42 Concerning the settlement of these tribes, observe, that they built the cities, that is, repaired them. They changed the names of them; probably they were idolatrous, therefore they should be f...
JAIR is called here THE SON OF MANASSEH, partly because he was so by his mother, 1 CHRONICLES 2:21,22; and partly because he joined himself with the Manassites in this expedition, and settled himself...
The fact recorded in this chapter has given rise to considerable discussion. Various have been the opinions advanced in reference to the conduct of the two tribes and a half. Were they right or were t...
Numbers 32:41 Jair H2971 son H1121 Manasseh H4519 went H1980 (H8804) took H3920 (H8799) towns H2333 called...
THE LAND OF THE AMORITES IN TRANSJORDAN IS GIVEN TO THE TWO TRIBES AND THE HALF TRIBE OF MANASSEH (NUMBERS 32:33). The fulfilment of the treaty was now confirmed with the additional information that U...
CONTENTS: The choice of the world-borderers. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Caleb, Joshua. CONCLUSION: Would we choose our portion aright we must look above the things which are seen otherwise we will be g...
Numbers 32:12. _Save Caleb the Kenezite._ Kenaz was probably Caleb's grandfather. This solves all the difficulty in this passage. Raguel is called the father of Moses' wife, and he was evidently her g...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 32:1__ The conquest of the kings of Transjordan, Sihon and Og, was described in ch. Numbers 21:1. The high hills (2,500 feet [762 m]) of Transjordan were good for raising ca
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 32:40 The settlement of MANASSEH in northern GILEAD (see also Joshua 13:29) seems to have caused less tr
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have the account of the allotment of the territory conquered by Israel on the east of the Jordan to the tribes of Reuben and Gad, and the half tribe...
EXPOSITION THE TWO AND A HALF TRIBES BEYOND JORDAN (Numbers 32:1). NUMBERS 32:1 THE CHILDREN OF REUBEN AND THE CHILDREN OF GAD. Reuben and
Now as we get into chapter thirty-two, we find that Reuben, that is the tribe of Reuben, and Gad, and half of the tribe of Manasseh came to Moses and they said, "Hey, we are quite content to stay in t...
1 Chronicles 2:21; 1 Kings 4:13; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30;...