H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And David said unto Saul: 'Thy servant kept his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”

Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath taunted the armies of the living God.'

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “he will be”

And David said: 'The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul said unto David: 'Go, and the LORD shall be with thee.'

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair countenance.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house; and David played with his hand, as he did day by day; and Saul had his spear in his hand.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

And David had great success in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And Saul said to David: 'Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles.' For Saul said: 'Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

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

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

אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will be”

But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul said: 'I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.' Wherefore Saul said to David: 'Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law through the one of the twain.'

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

And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

Then the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David prospered more than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as beforetime.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

לִֽהְי֑וֹת (הְי֑וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And an evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

And Saul sent messengers to take David; and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

וַתְּהִ֞י (תְּהִ֞י) te.Hi “it was”

And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of God came upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

The LORD do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace; and the LORD be with thee, as He hath been with my father.

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

So David hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to the meal to eat.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David's place was empty; and Saul said unto Jonathan his son: 'Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to the meal, neither yesterday, nor to-day?'

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”