Judges 10:4

10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair ¹  – they are in the land of Gilead. ² 

Judges 12:9

12:9 He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, ³  and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. ⁴  Ibzan ⁵  led ⁶  Israel for seven years;

Judges 14:11-13

14:11 When the Philistines saw he had no attendants, they gave him thirty groomsmen who kept him company. ⁷  14:12 Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, ⁸  I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets ⁹  of clothes. 14:13 But if you cannot solve it, ¹⁰  you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Let us hear your riddle.” ¹¹ 

Judges 12:14

12:14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.

Judges 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ¹²  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ¹³  they struck down ¹⁴  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ¹⁵  and gave them ¹⁶  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ¹⁷ 

Judges 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ¹⁸  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ¹⁹  They began to strike down their enemy ²⁰  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ²¹  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ²²  about thirty Israelites.

¹ sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.

² tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day – which are in the land of Gilead.”

³ tn Heb “thirty daughters he sent off outside.” Another option is to translate, “He arranged for his thirty daughters…” It is not clear if he had more than the “thirty daughters” mentioned in the text.

⁴ tn Heb “and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from the outside.”

⁵ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ibzan) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for English stylistic reasons.

⁶ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

⁵ tn Heb “When they saw him, they gave him thirty companions and they were with him.” Instead of כִּרְאוֹתָם (kir’otam, “when they saw”) some ancient witnesses (e.g., some mss of the LXX) assume the reading בְּיִרְאָתָם (bÿyir’atam, “because they feared”).

⁷ tn Heb “If you really can tell it to me [during] the seven days of the feast and you find [its answer].”

⁸ tn Heb “changes.”

⁹ tn Heb “you are unable to tell me.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “Give your riddle so we can hear it.”

¹¹ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

¹² tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

¹³ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹³ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

¹⁵ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

¹⁸ map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹⁹ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.