H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel, who did not come up to the Lord at the meeting of all Israel? For they had taken a great oath that whoever did not come up to Mizpah to the Lord was to be put to death.

הָיְתָ֗ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible

וְהָיָ֡ה (הָיָ֡ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ־ (יִּֽהְיוּ) i.yih.yu- “they were”

And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.

הָיְתָה־ ha.ye.tah- “she had been”

But Naomi said, Go back, my daughters; why will you come with me? Have I more sons in my body, to become your husbands?

וְהָי֥וּ (הָי֥וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”

Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,

מִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “belonging”הָיִ֤יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I belonged”

Would you keep yourselves till they were old enough? would you keep from having husbands for them? No, my daughters; but I am very sad for you that the hand of the Lord is against me.

הֱי֣וֹת he.Yot “to belong”

So the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.

וּתְהִ֨י (תְהִ֨י) te.Hi “may it be”

Then she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.

אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה 'eh.Yeh “I am”

So she went on getting together the heads of grain till evening; and after crushing out the seed it came to about an ephah of grain.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And her mother-in-law said to her, Where did you take up the grain today, and where were you working? May a blessing be on him who gave such attention to you. And she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said, The name of

יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “may he be”

And now, is there not Boaz, our relation, with whose young women you were? See, tonight he is separating the grain from the waste in his grain-floor.

הָיִ֖ית ha.Yit “you were”

But see to it, when he goes to rest, that you take note of the place where he is sleeping, and go in there, and, uncovering his feet, take your place by him; and he will say what you are to do.

וִיהִ֣י (יהִ֣י) Hi “let it be”

Now in the middle of the night, the man awaking from his sleep in fear, and lifting himself up, saw a woman stretched at his feet.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Take your rest here tonight; and in the morning, if he will do for you what it is right for a relation to do, very well, let him do so: but if he will not, then by the living Lord I myself will do so.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may it be”

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “she became”

He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

וְהָ֤יָה (הָ֤יָה) Ha.yah “he will become”

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “she became”

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, a Zuphite of the hill-country of Ephraim, named Elkanah; he was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “he was”

And he had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah: and Peninnah was the mother of children, but Hannah had no children.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it belonged”

And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Now while she was a long time in prayer before the Lord, Eli was watching her mouth.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”