H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And even before his words were ended, Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel, the son of Milcah, who was the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with her water-vessel on her arm.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And when he saw the nose-ring and the ornaments on his sister's hands, and when she gave him word of what the man had said to her, then he went out to the man who was waiting with the camels by the water-spring.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

וְהָיִ֥יתָ (הָיִ֥יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will be”

Let it come about that, while I am waiting here by the water-spring, if a girl comes to get water and I say to her, Give me a little water from your vessel, and she says,

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.

וּתְהִ֤י (תְהִ֤י) te.Hi “may she be”

And at these words, Abraham's servant went down on his face and gave praise to the Lord.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And they gave Rebekah their blessing, saying, O sister, may you be the mother of thousands and ten thousands; and may your seed overcome all those who make war against them.

הֲיִ֖י ha.Yi “become”

And Isaac took Rebekah into his tent and she became his wife; and in his love for her, Isaac was comforted after his father's death.

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

And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

הָי֛וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Now after the death of Abraham, the blessing of God was with Isaac, his son.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramaean of Paddan-aram, and the sister of Laban the Aramaean, to be his wife.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And the boys came to full growth; and Esau became a man of the open country, an expert bowman; but Jacob was a quiet man, living in tents.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

Then came a time of great need in the land, like that which had been before in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Philistines, at Gerar.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it was”

Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה (אֶֽהְיֶ֥ה) 'eh.Yeh “I may be”

And when he had been there for some time, Abimelech, king of the Philistines, looking through a window, saw Isaac playing with Rebekah his wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it be[longed]”

And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he has been”תְּהִ֨י te.Hi “let it be”

And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And when Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith, the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And Isaac and Rebekah had grief of mind because of them.

וַתִּהְיֶ֖יןָ (תִּהְיֶ֖יןָ) tih.Yei.na “they were”

Now when Isaac was old and his eyes had become clouded so that he was not able to see, he sent for Esau, his first son, and said to him, My son: and he said, Here am I.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

If by chance my father puts his hand on me, it will seem to him that I am tricking him, and he will put a curse on me in place of a blessing.

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

And he did not make out who he was, because his hands were covered with hair like his brother Esau's hands: so he gave him a blessing.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And when Isaac had come to the end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob had not long gone away from Isaac his father, Esau came in from the field.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”