H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.

הָ֠יָה Ha.yah “it was”

And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Ahab made the Asherah; and Ahab did more to provoke Jehovah the God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.

הָי֖וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except by my word.

יִהְיֶ֛ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the torrent; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

וְהָיָ֖ה (הָיָ֖ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it came to pass after a while that the torrent dried up, for there had been no rain in the land.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it had been”

And the word of Jehovah came to him saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And it came to pass after these things, that the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.

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

And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself to Ahab; and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it came”

And Ahab called Obadiah, who was the steward of his house (now Obadiah feared Jehovah greatly;

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water);

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And as Obadiah was on the way, behold, Elijah met him; and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Is it indeed thou, my lord Elijah?

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And it shall come to pass when I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah shall carry thee whither I know not; and when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will kill me; and I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.

וְהָיָ֞ה (הָיָ֞ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Is it thou, the troubler of Israel?

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of Jehovah; and the god that answers by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, The word is good.

וְהָיָ֧ה (הָיָ֧ה) ha.Yah “he will be”

And it came to pass at noon that Elijah mocked them and said, Cry aloud; for he is a god; for he is meditating, or gone aside, or he is on a journey; perhaps he sleeps, and will awake.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass when midday was past, that they prophesied until the [supplied: time] of the offering up of the oblation; but there was neither voice, nor any that answered, nor any attention.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of Jehovah came saying, Israel shall be thy name;

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “it had come”יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And it came to pass at [supplied: the time of] the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things by thy word.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass at the seventh time that he said, Behold there is a cloud, small as a man's hand, arising out of the sea. And he said, Go up, say to Ahab, Harness and go down, that the pour of rain stop thee not.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heavens became black [supplied: with] clouds and wind, and there was a great pour of rain. And Ahab got on the chariot, and went to Jizreel.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel.

הָֽיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And it came to pass, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entrance of the cave. And behold, a voice [supplied: came] to him and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it shall come to pass, [supplied: that] him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”