H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

The border of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

that the manslayer who kills any person unwittingly [ergänzt: and] unawares may flee there: and they shall be to you for a refuge from the avenger of blood.

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

He shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer 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 appointed cities for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger who sojourns among them, that whoever kills any person unwittingly might flee there, and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation.

הָיוּ֩ ha.Yu “they were”

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 the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it belonged”

and they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.

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

The families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

All [ergänzt: these were] the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites; and their lot was twelve cities.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus it was with all these cities.

תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙ tih.Yei.nah “they were”

Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

that you must turn away this day from following Yahweh? and it will be, seeing you rebel today against Yahweh, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Didn't Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man didn't perish alone in his iniquity.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it was”

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

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

It happened after many days, when Yahweh had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

know for a certainty that Yahweh your God will no more drive these nations from out of your sight; but they shall be a snare and a trap to you, and a scourge in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.

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

It shall happen, that as all the good things are come on you of which Yahweh your God spoke to you, so will Yahweh bring on you all the evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which Yahweh your God has given you.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Joshua said to all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness against us; for it has heard all the words of Yahweh which he spoke to us: it shall be therefore a witness against you, lest you deny your God.

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

It happened after these things, that Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, being one hundred ten years old.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

The bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for a hundred pieces of money: and they became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

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

It happened after the death of Joshua, the children of Israel asked of Yahweh, saying, Who shall go up for us first against the Canaanites, to fight against them?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [ergänzt: their food] under my table: as I have done, so God has requited me." They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.

הָי֤וּ ha.Yu “they were”

It happened, when she came [ergänzt: to him], that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she alighted from off her donkey; and Caleb said to her, What would you?

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out [ergänzt: the inhabitants of] the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

It happened, when Israel had grown strong, that they put the Canaanites to forced labor, and did not utterly drive them out.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Zebulun didn't drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.

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