H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”

Your servant has overcome lion and bear: and the fate of this Philistine, who is without circumcision, will be like theirs, seeing that he has put shame on the armies of the living God.

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “he will be”

And David said, The Lord, who kept me safe from the grip of the lion and the bear, will be my saviour from the hands of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go! and may the Lord be with you.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

And when the Philistine, taking note, saw David, he had a poor opinion of him: for he was only a boy, red-haired and good-looking.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

Now when the Philistine made a move and came near to David, David quickly went at a run in the direction of the army, meeting the Philistine face to face.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

הֱיֵה־ he.yeh- “become”תְּהִ֤י te.Hi “it be”וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “let it be”

And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will be”

But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “she may become”וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “it may be”

And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.

לִֽהְי֑וֹת (הְי֑וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.

וַתְּהִ֞י (תְּהִ֞י) te.Hi “it was”

And he went on from there to Naioth in Ramah: and the spirit of God came on him, and he went on, acting like a prophet, till he came to Naioth in Ramah.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may he be”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “he has been”

So David went to a secret place in the country: and when the new moon came, the king took his place at the feast.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And on the day after the new moon, that is, the second day, there was still no one in David's seat: and Saul said to his son Jonathan, Why has the son of Jesse not come to the feast yesterday or today?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”