H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And their country was from Mesha, in the direction of Sephar, the mountain of the east.

וַֽיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

And all the earth had one language and one tongue.

וַֽיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came about that in their wandering from the east, they came to a stretch of flat country in the land of Shinar, and there they made their living-place.

וַֽיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And they said one to another, Come, let us make bricks, burning them well. And they had bricks for stone, putting them together with sticky earth.

וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “<it> became”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “<it> became”

And Sarai had no child.

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “she was”

And all the years of Terah's life were two hundred and five: and Terah came to his end in Haran.

וַיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

וֶהְיֵ֖ה (הְיֵ֖ה) h.Yeh “you be”

And because there was little food to be had in that land, he went down into Egypt.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

Now when he came near to Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, Truly, you are a fair woman and beautiful to the eye;

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And I am certain that when the men of Egypt see you, they will say, This is his wife: and they will put me to death and keep you.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.

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

And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

הָ֨יָה Ha.yah “it had been”

And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it be[longed]”

So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

תְהִ֤י te.Hi “there be”

Now in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim,

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it came”

And he took him out into the open air, and said to him, Let your eyes be lifted to heaven, and see if the stars may be numbered; even so will your seed be.

יִהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

Then when the sun went down and it was dark, he saw a smoking fire and a flaming light which went between the parts of the bodies.

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

And he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.

יִהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “he will be”

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”וֶהְיֵ֥ה (הְיֵ֥ה) h.Yeh “be”