H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel the son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

then shalt thou be clear from my oath, when thou comest to my kindred; and if they give her not to thee, thou shalt be clear from my oath.

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

behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and let it come to pass, that the maiden that cometh forth to draw, to whom I shall say: Give me, I pray thee, a little water from thy pitcher to drink;

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.'

וּתְהִ֤י (תְהִ֤י) te.Hi “may she be”

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto the LORD.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'

הֲיִ֖י ha.Yi “become”

And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. And Isaac was comforted for his mother.

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

And Jokshan begot Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

הָי֛וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed Isaac his son; and Isaac dwelt by Beer-lahai-roi.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

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

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

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

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I swore unto Abraham thy father;

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

And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.

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

And they said: 'We saw plainly that the LORD was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

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

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him: 'We have found water.'

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And they were a bitterness of spirit unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

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

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.'

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

And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands; so he blessed him.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from his hunting.

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