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H1961הָיָהha.yah
to bePart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him.
וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”
42And Jonathan said to David: 'Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying: The LORD shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, for ever.' 1And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀ yih.Yeh “he will be”
And David answered the priest, and said unto him: 'Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days; when I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was but a common journey; how much more then to-day, when there s
וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”
So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.--
הָ֨יָה Ha.yah “it was”
And David said unto Ahimelech: 'And is there peradventure here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.'
הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”
And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.
וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”וַיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”
And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
הֱיוֹת־ he.yot- “[the] being of”
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
And he said unto him: 'Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.'
אֶֽהְיֶה־ 'eh.yeh- “I will become”
Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.
תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it is”
See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye back to me with the certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of
וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “he was”
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying: 'Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'
וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”
And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.
וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”
The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
תִֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- “it will be”
As saith the proverb of the ancients: Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
תִֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- “it will be”
The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'
וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “he will become”
And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.
וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; thy shepherds have now been with us, and we did them no hurt, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.
הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have been”הֱיוֹתָ֥ם (הֱיוֹתָ֥) he.yo.Ta “being”
But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we went with them, when we were in the fields;
בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ (הְיוֹתֵ֖) h.yo.Te. “were”
they were a wall unto us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep.
הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ (הֱיוֹתֵ֥) he.yo.Te. “being”
And it was so, as she rode on her ass, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that, behold, David and his men came down towards her; and she met them.--
וְהָיָ֞ה (הָיָ֞ה) ha.Yah “it was”
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from bloodguiltiness, and from finding redress for thyself with thine own hand, now therefore let thine enemies, and them that seek evil to my lord,
יִֽהְי֤וּ yih.Yu “may they be”
And though man be risen up to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul, yet the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as from the hollow of a sling.
וְֽהָיְתָה֩ (הָיְתָה֩) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”