H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “<it> was”

And God said: 'Let there be light.' And there was light.

יְהִ֣י ye.Hi “let it be”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And God said: 'Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.'

יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “let it be”וִיהִ֣י (יהִ֣י) Hi “let it be”

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And God said: 'Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.' And it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And God said: 'Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.' And it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And there was evening and there was morning, a third day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And God said: 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

יְהִ֤י ye.Hi “let it be”וְהָי֤וּ (הָי֤וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”

and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.' And it was so.

וְהָי֤וּ (הָי֤וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And there was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

And God said: 'Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.' And it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And God said: 'Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed--to you it shall be for food;

יִֽהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “<it> will be[long]”

and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, I have given every green herb for food.' And it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “<it> was”

Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

וַֽיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became four heads.

וְהָיָ֖ה (הָיָ֖ה) ha.Yah “it became”

And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'

הֱי֥וֹת he.Yot “to be”

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

וְהָי֖וּ (הָי֖וּ) ha.Yu “they become”

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ (יִּֽהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman: 'Yea, hath God said: Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “<it> was”

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.'

וִהְיִיתֶם֙ (הְיִיתֶם֙) h.yi.Tem “you will be”