H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And the border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and ignorantly, may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood.

וְהָי֤וּ (הָי֤וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”

And he shall dwell in that city, until he shall stand before the congregation for judgment, and until the death of the high-priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city from whence he fled.

יִהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger sojourning among them, that whoever should kill any person unawares might flee thither, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

הָיוּ֩ ha.Yu “they were”

And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it belonged”

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it belonged”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites who remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

These cities were every one with their suburbs around them. Thus were all these cities.

תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ tih.Yei.nah “they were”

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

But that ye must turn away this day from following the LORD? and it will be, seeing ye rebel to-day against the LORD, that to-morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fall on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it was”

Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they shall so say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we may say, Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offerings, nor for sacrifices; but it is a witness between us and you.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it came to pass, a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on all sides, that Joshua became old and advanced in age.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps to you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

וְהָי֨וּ (הָי֨וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”

Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he hath destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness to us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spoke to us, it shall be therefore a witness to you, lest ye deny your God.

תִּֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- “it will become”וְהָיְתָ֤ה (הָיְתָ֤ה) ha.ye.Tah “it will become”

And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the LORD died, being a hundred and ten years old.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And the bones of Joseph which the children of Israel brought out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of silver; and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ (יִּֽהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they became”

Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first to fight against them?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Adoni-bezek said, seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table; as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

הָי֤וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And it came to pass, when she came to him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off her ass; and Caleb said to her, What wilt thou?

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And the LORD was with Judah; and he drove out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And it came to pass when Israel was strong, that they subjected the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly expel them.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Neither did Zebulun expel the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.

וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (יִּֽהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they became”