Bible Strands
Judges 10:3
Tola was followed by Jair the Gileadite, who judged Israel twenty-two years.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the judicial succession in Israel immediately following Tola’s death and burial in Shamir.
The words — וַ/יָּ֣קָם (va/i.Ya.kom) literally means "and he arose," and וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּט֙ (va/i.yish.Pot) literally means "and he judged," marking the formal transfer of authority.
The thread — This leadership transition mirrors the pattern in Judges 10:2, while the Gileadite designation connects to Numbers 32:29 as a Jordan-crossing territory and Genesis 31:48 as a named regional boundary.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that human judgeship is a temporary, geographically limited arrangement rather than a permanent solution.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
Cross-references
- Numbers 32:29 And Moses said to them, “If the Gadites and Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, with every man armed for battle before the LORD, and the land is subdued before you, then you are to give them the land of Gilead as a possession.
- Genesis 31:48 Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.