H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

`And it hath been, when Jehovah doth to my lord according to all the good which He hath spoken concerning thee, and appointed thee for leader over Israel,

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

that this is not to thee for a stumbling-block, and for an offence of heart to my lord -- either to shed blood for nought, or my lord's restraining himself; and Jehovah hath done good to my lord, and thou hast remembered thy handmaid.'

תִהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it will become”

And it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he became”

And it cometh to pass, `in' about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And Abigail hasteth and riseth, and rideth on the ass; and five of her young women who are going at her feet; and she goeth after the messengers of David, and is to him for a wife.

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

And Ahinoam hath David taken from Jezreel, and they are -- even both of them -- to him for wives;

וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ (תִּהְיֶ֛יןָ) tih.Yei.na “they became”

And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it has belonged”

And the number of the days which David hath dwelt in the field of the Philistines `is' days and four months;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Achish believeth in David, saying, `He hath made himself utterly abhorred among his people, in Israel, and hath been to me for a servant age-during.'

וְהָ֥יָה (הָ֥יָה) Ha.yah “he will become”

And it cometh to pass in those days, that the Philistines gather their camps for the war, to fight against Israel, and Achish saith unto David, `Thou dost certainly know that with me thou dost go out into the camp, thou and thy men.'

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Samuel saith, `And why dost thou ask me, and Jehovah hath turned aside from thee, and is thine enemy?

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he has become”

And Saul hasteth and falleth -- the fulness of his stature -- to the earth, and feareth greatly because of the words of Samuel; also power was not in him, for he had not eaten bread all the day, and all the night.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it was”

and now, hearken, I pray thee, also thou, to the voice of thy maid-servant, and I set before thee a morsel of bread, and eat, and there is in thee power when thou goest in the way.'

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may it be”

And the heads of the Philistines say, `What `are' these Hebrews?' and Achish saith unto the heads of the Philistines, `Is not this David servant of Saul king of Israel, who hath been with me these days or these years, and I have not found in him anything `wrong' from the day of his falling away till this day.'

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he has been”

And the heads of the Philistines are wroth against him, and the heads of the Philistines say to him, `Send back the man, and he doth turn back unto his place whither thou hast appointed him, and doth not go down with us into battle, and is not to us for an adversary in battle; and wherewith doth this one reconcile himself unto his lord -- is it not with the heads of those men?'

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

And David saith unto Achish, `But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant from the day that I have been before thee till this day -- that I go not in and have fought against the enemies of my lord the king?'

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

And it cometh to pass, in the coming in of David and his men to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites have pushed unto the south, and unto Ziklag, and smite Ziklag, and burn it with fire,

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass from that day and forward, that he appointeth it for a statute and for an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that the Philistines come to strip the wounded, and they find Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, after the death of Saul, that David hath returned from smiting the Amalekite, and David dwelleth in Ziklag two days,

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

and it cometh to pass, on the third day, that lo, a man hath come in out of the camp from Saul, and his garments `are' rent, and earth on his head; and it cometh to pass, in his coming in unto David, that he falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And David saith unto him, `What hath been the matter? declare, I pray thee, to me.' And he saith, that `The people hath fled from the battle, and also a multitude hath fallen of the people, and they die; and also Saul and Jonathan his son have died.'

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that David asketh at Jehovah, saying, `Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?' and Jehovah saith unto him, `Go up.' And David saith, `Whither do I go up?' and He saith, `To Hebron.'

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

and now, are your hands strong, and be ye for sons of valour, for your lord Saul. `is' dead, and also -- me have the house of Judah anointed for king over them.'

וִֽהְיוּ֙ (הְיוּ֙) h.Yu “become”

A son of forty years, `is' Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, in his reigning over Israel, and two years he hath reigned, only the house of Judah have been after David.

הָי֖וּ ha.Yu “they were”