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H1961הָיָהha.yah
to bePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
So they took the victuals of the people in their hand, and their horns; and he sent all the men of Israel every man unto his tent, but retained the three hundred men; and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”
And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said unto him: 'Arise, get thee down upon the camp; for I have delivered it into thy hand.
וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”
And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped; and he returned into the camp of Israel, and said: 'Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.'
וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”
And he said unto them: 'Look on me, and do likewise; and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.
וְהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “it will be”
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.
הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”
And the weight of the golden ear-rings that he requested was a thousand and seven hundred shekels of gold; beside the crescents, and the pendants, and the purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels'
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his city, even in Ophrah; and all Israel went astray after it there; and it became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house.
וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it became”
And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten; for he had many wives.
הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they belonged”הָ֥יוּ Ha.yu “they belonged”
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel again went astray after the Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
And it shall be, that in the morning, as soon as the sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city; and, behold, when he and the people that are with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt be able.'
וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went out into the field; and it was told Abimelech.
וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, even all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “it was”
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it belonged”
And the people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another: 'What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will become”
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.
הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “he was”
And it came to pass after a while, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”
And they said unto Jephthah: 'Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.'
וְהָיִ֥יתָה (הָיִ֥יתָה) ha.Yi.tah “you will become”
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'Therefore are we returned to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon, and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'
וְהָיִ֤יתָ (הָיִ֤יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will become”
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: 'If ye bring me back home to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, I will be your head.'
אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will become”
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.'
יִהְיֶ֤ה yih.Yeh “he will be”
Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.
וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”
then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.'
וְהָיָ֣ה (הָיָ֣ה) ha.Yah “it will be”וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will belong”
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art become my troubler; for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.'
וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”הָיִ֣יתְ ha.Yit “you are”