H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he was”

And the battle that day was very severe; and Abner and the men of Israel were routed before the servants of David.

וַתְּהִ֧י (תְּהִ֧י) te.Hi “it was”

And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Now Asahel was swift of foot, as one of the gazelles that are in the field.

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

But he refused to turn aside; therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him in the belly, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place. And it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of a hill.

וַיִּהְי֖וּ (יִּהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they became”

And Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? and how long shall it be ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

תִהְיֶ֖ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

And the war was long between the house of Saul and the house of David; but David became continually stronger, and the house of Saul became continually weaker.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And it came to pass while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”בִּֽהְיוֹת֙ (הְיוֹת֙) h.yOt “was”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

Now Abner had communicated with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David aforetime to be king over you;

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “it was”הֱיִיתֶ֞ם he.yi.Tem “you were”

And all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to put Abner the son of Ner to death.

הָיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

הָי֪וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.

וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ (יִּהְיוּ) i.yih.yu- “they have been”

And Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of [supplied: his] feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

הָיָ֡ה ha.Yah “he was”וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag -- to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

Even aforetime, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.

בִּהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “was”הָיִ֛יתָ ha.yi.tah “you were”תִּהְיֶ֥ה tih.Yeh “you will become”

And it shall be, when thou hearest a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry-trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself; for then will Jehovah have gone forth before thee, to smite the army of the Philistines.

וִ֠יהִי (יהִי) hi “let it be”

And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And as the ark of Jehovah came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Jehovah; and she despised him in her heart.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

And I will make myself yet more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight; and of the handmaids that thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

וְהָיִ֥יתִי (הָיִ֥יתִי) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it belonged”

And it came to pass when the king dwelt in his house, and Jehovah had given him rest round about from all his enemies,

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass that night that the word of Jehovah came to Nathan, saying,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

For I have not dwelt in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but I went about in a tent and in a tabernacle.

וָאֶֽהְיֶה֙ (אֶֽהְיֶה֙) 'eh.Yeh “I have been”

And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people, over Israel;

לִֽהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”