H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Jacob, their father, said to them, "You have bereaved me of my children! Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin away. All these things are against me."

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they are”

It happened, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, "Go again, buy us a little more food."

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

and it happened, when we came to the lodging-place, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight. We have brought it again in our hand.

וַֽיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

With whoever of your servants it be found, let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondservants."

נִֽהְיֶ֥ה nih.Yeh “we will be[long]”

He said, "Now also let it be according to your words: he with whom it is found will be my bondservant; and you will be blameless."

יִהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will be”תִּהְי֥וּ tih.Yu “you will be”

He said, "Far be it from me that I should do so. The man in whose hand the cup is found, he will be my bondservant; but as for you, go up in peace to your father."

יִהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will be”

It happened when we came up to your servant my father, we told him the words of my lord.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

it will happen, when he sees that the boy is no more, that he will die. Your servants will bring down the gray hairs of your servant, our father, with sorrow to Sheol.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

You shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you will be near to me, you, your children, your children's children, your flocks, your herds, and all that you have.

וְהָיִ֤יתָ (הָיִ֤יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will be”

The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah; but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

These men are shepherds, for they have been keepers of cattle, and they have brought their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have.'

הָי֑וּ Ha.yu “they have been”

It will happen, when Pharaoh summons you, and will say, 'What is your occupation?'

וְהָיָ֕ה (הָיָ֕ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

that you shall say, 'Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and our fathers:' that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians."

הָי֤וּ ha.Yu “they have been”

Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The days of the years of my pilgrimage are one hundred thirty years. Few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained to the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage."

הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they have been”

Why should we die before your eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants to Pharaoh. Give us seed, that we may live, and not die, and that the land won't be desolate."

וְנִֽהְיֶ֞ה (נִֽהְיֶ֞ה) nih.Yeh “we may be”

So Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh, for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine was severe on them, and the land became Pharaoh's.

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “it be[longed]”

It will happen at the harvests, that you shall give a fifth to Pharaoh, and four parts will be your own, for seed of the field, for your food, for them of your households, and for food for your little ones."

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be[long]”

They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."

וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (הָיִ֥ינוּ) ha.Yi.nu “we will be”

Joseph made it a statute concerning the land of Egypt to this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth. Only the land of the priests alone didn't become Pharaoh's.

הָיְתָ֖ה ha.ye.Tah “it belonged”

Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years. So the days of Jacob, the years of his life, were one hundred forty-seven years.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened after these things, that someone said to Joseph, "Behold, your father is sick." He took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you into Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh, even as Reuben and Simeon, will be mine.

יִֽהְיוּ־ yih.yu- “they will be[long]”

Your issue, who you become the father of after them, will be yours. They will be called after the name of their brothers in their inheritance.

יִהְי֑וּ yih.Yu “they will be[long]”

His father refused, and said, "I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations."

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

Israel said to Joseph, "Behold, I am dying, but God will be with you, and bring you again to the land of your fathers.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “he will be”