H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

for if, at this time to-morrow, I send my servants unto thee then they have searched thy house, and the houses of thy servants, and it hath been, every desirable thing of thine eyes they place in their hand, and have taken away.'

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it cometh to pass at the hearing of this word -- and he is drinking, he and the kings, in the booths -- that he saith unto his servants, `Set yourselves;' and they set themselves against the city.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And he inspecteth the young men of the heads of the provinces, and they are two hundred, two and thirty, and after them he hath inspecteth the whole of the people, all the sons of Israel, seven thousand,

וַיִּהְי֕וּ (יִּהְי֕וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And it cometh to pass at the turn of the year, that Ben-Hadad inspecteth the Aramaeans, and goeth up to Aphek, to battle with Israel,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And they encamp one over-against another seven days, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the battle draweth near, and the sons of Israel smite Aram -- a hundred thousand footmen in one day.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass -- the king is passing by -- that he hath cried unto the king, and saith, `Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle, and lo, a man hath turned aside and bringeth in unto me a man, and saith, Keep this man; if he be at all missing, then hath thy life been for his life, or a talent of silver thou dost weigh out;

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (הָיְתָ֤ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”

and it cometh to pass, thy servant is working hither and thither, and he is not!' and the king of Israel saith unto him, Right `is' thy judgment; thou hast determined `it'.'

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

and he saith unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Because thou hast sent away the man I devoted, out of `thy' hand, even thy life hath been for his life, and thy people for his people;'

וְהָיְתָ֤ה (הָיְתָ֤ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”

And it cometh to pass, after these things, a vineyard hath been to Naboth the Jezreelite, that `is' in Jezreel, near the palace of Ahab king of Samaria,

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֛ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

and Ahab speaketh unto Naboth, saying, `Give to me thy vineyard, and it is to me for a garden of green herbs, for it `is' near by my house, and I give to thee in its stead a better vineyard than it; if good in thine eyes, I give to thee silver -- its price.'

וִֽיהִי־ (יהִי) hi- “may it belong”

And it cometh to pass, at Jezebel's hearing that Naboth hath been stoned, and is dead, that Jezebel saith unto Ahab, `Rise, possess the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, that he refused to give to thee for money, for Naboth is not alive but dead.'

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing that Naboth is dead, that Ahab riseth to go down unto the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to possess it.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

surely there hath none been like Ahab, who sold himself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, whom Jezebel his wife hath moved,

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “anyone was”

And it cometh to pass, at Ahab's hearing these words, that he rendeth his garments, and putteth sackcloth on his flesh, and fasteth, and lieth in sackcloth, and goeth gently.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

And the word of Jehovah is unto Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

and it cometh to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat king of Judah cometh down unto the king of Israel,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And the messenger who hath gone to call Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, `are' good towards the king; let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word of one of them -- and thou hast spoken good.'

יְהִֽי־ ye.hi- “let it be”

and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.

וְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ (הָיִ֙יתִי֙) ha.Yi.ti “I will be”

And it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, `He `is' only the king of Israel;' and they turn aside to him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out,

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

and it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that he `is' not the king of Israel, that they turn back from after him.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And the battle increaseth on that day, and the king hath been caused to stand in the chariot, over-against Aram, and he dieth in the evening, and the blood of the wound runneth out unto the midst of the chariot,

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”

And he dieth, according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah spake, and Jehoram reigneth in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, for he had no son.

הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “he belonged”

And it cometh to pass, at Jehovah's taking up Elijah in a whirlwind to the heavens, that Elijah goeth, and Elisha, from Gilgal,

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, at their passing over, that Elijah hath said unto Elisha, `Ask, what do I do for thee before I am taken from thee?' and Elisha saith, `Then let there be, I pray thee, a double portion of thy spirit unto me;'

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וִֽיהִי־ (יהִי) hi- “may it be”