H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Now the number of those who took up the water with their tongues was three hundred; all the rest of the people went down on their knees to the water.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

So they took the vessels of the people, and their horns from their hands, and he sent them away, every man to his tent, keeping only the three hundred; and the tents of Midian were lower down in the valley.

הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”

The same night the Lord said to him, Up! go down now against their army, for I have given them into your hands.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Then Gideon, hearing the story of the dream and the sense in which they took it, gave worship; then he went back to the tents of Israel, and said, Up! for the Lord has given the army of Midian into your hands.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

And he said to them, Keep your eyes on me, and do what I do; when I come to the outer line of tents, whatever I do, you are to do the same.

וְהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And Gideon went up by the way used by the people living in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and made an attack on the army when they had no thought of danger.

הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”

The weight of the gold ear-rings which he got from them was one thousand, seven hundred shekels of gold; in addition to the moon-ornaments and jewels and the purple robes which were on the kings of Midian, and the chains on their camels' necks.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Gideon made an ephod from them and put it up in his town Ophrah; and all Israel went after it there and were false to the Lord; and it became a cause of sin to Gideon and his house.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it became”

Gideon had seventy sons, the offspring of his body; for he had a number of wives.

הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they belonged”הָ֥יוּ Ha.yu “they belonged”

And after the death of Gideon, the children of Israel again went after the gods of Canaan and were false to the Lord, and made Baal-berith their god.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And in the morning, when the sun is up, get up early and make a rush on the town; and when he and his people come out against you, do to them whatever you have a chance to do.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Now the day after, the people went out into the fields; and news of it came to Abimelech.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it was”

And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it belonged”

And the people of Israel said to one another, Who will be the first to make an attack on the children of Ammon? We will make him head over all Gilead.

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will become”

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father.

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “he was”

Now after a time the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the responsible men of Gilead went to get Jephthah back from the land of Tob;

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon.

וְהָיִ֥יתָה (הָיִ֥יתָה) ha.Yi.tah “you will become”

And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is the reason we have come back to you; so go with us and make war against the children of Ammon, and we will make you our head over all the people of Gilead.

וְהָיִ֤יתָ (הָיִ֤יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will become”

Then Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, If you take me back to make war against the children of Ammon, and if with the help of the Lord I overcome them, will you make me your head?

אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will become”

And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.

יִהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

Then the spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, and he went through Gilead and Manasseh, and came to Mizpeh of Gilead; and from Mizpeh of Gilead he went over to the children of Ammon.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

Then whoever comes out from the door of my house, meeting me when I come back in peace from the children of Ammon, will be the Lord's and I will give him as a burned offering.

וְהָיָ֣ה (הָיָ֣ה) ha.Yah “it will be”וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will belong”

And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”הָיִ֣יתְ ha.Yit “you are”