H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And at the end of two months she went back to her father, who did with her as he had said in his oath: and she had never been touched by a man. So it became a rule in Israel,

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were in danger, and the children of Ammon were very cruel to us, and when I sent for you, you gave me no help against them.

הָיִ֛יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

And the Gileadites took the crossing-places of Jordan against the Ephraimites; and when any of the men of Ephraim who had gone in flight said, let me go over; the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? And if he said, No;

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “it was”

He had thirty sons, and thirty daughters whom he sent to other places, and he got thirty wives from other places for his sons. And he was judge of Israel for seven years.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it belonged”

He had forty sons and thirty sons' sons who went on seventy young asses; and he was judge of Israel for eight years.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it belonged”

Now there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites, and his name was Manoah; and his wife had never given birth to a child.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “he was”

For you are with child and will give birth to a son; his hair is never to be cut, for the child is to be separate to God from his birth; and he will take up the work of freeing Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

But he said to me, You are with child and will give birth to a son; and now do not take any wine or strong drink or let anything unclean be your food; for the child will be separate to God from his birth to the day of his death.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

And Manoah said, Now when your words come true, what is to be the rule for the child and what will be his work?

יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “will it be”

And when the flame went up to heaven from the altar, the angel of the Lord went up in the flame of the altar, while Manoah and his wife were looking on; and they went down on their faces to the earth.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

And he took thirty friends, and they were with him.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”וַיִּהְי֖וּ (יִּהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by some trick or other, or we will have you and your father's house burned with fire; did you get us here to take all we have?

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And all the seven days of the feast she went on weeping over him; and on the seventh day he gave her the answer, because she gave him no peace; and she sent word of it to the children of her people.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it belonged”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “she belonged”

Now a short time after, at the time of the grain-cutting, Samson, taking with him a young goat, went to see his wife; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the bride's room. But her father would not let him go in.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it was”

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

תְּהִי־ te.hi- “let her belong”

And when he came to Lehi, the Philistines came out, meeting him with loud cries; then the spirit of the Lord came rushing on him, and the cords on his arms became like grass which has been burned with fire, and the bands came falling off his hands.

וַתִּהְיֶ֨ינָה (תִּהְיֶ֨ינָה) tih.Yei.nah “they became”

And having said these words, he let the mouth-bone go out of his hand; so that place was named Ramath-lehi.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Now after this, he was in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, named Delilah.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Samson said to her, If seven new bow-cords which have never been made dry are knotted round me, I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

וְהָיִ֖יתִי (הָיִ֖יתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

And he said to her, If they only put round me new thick cords which have never been used, then I will become feeble and will be like any other man.

וְהָיִ֖יתִי (הָיִ֖יתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

Then Delilah said to Samson, Up to now you have made sport of me with false words; now say truly, how may you be put in bands? And he said to her, If you get the seven twists of my hair worked into the cloth you are making and fixed with the pin, I will

וְהָיִיתִי (הָיִיתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

So day after day she gave him no peace, for ever questioning him till his soul was troubled to death.

וַ֠יְהִי (יְהִי) y.hi “it was”

And opening all his heart to her, he said to her, My head has never been touched by a blade, for I have been separate to God from the day of my birth: if my hair is cut off, then my strength will go from me and I will become feeble, and will be like any

וְהָיִ֖יתִי (הָיִ֖יתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

So the Philistines took him and put out his eyes; then they took him down to Gaza, and, chaining him with bands of brass, put him to work crushing grain in the prison-house.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”