H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And she said, May your servant have grace in your eyes. So the woman went away, and took part in the feast, and her face was no longer sad.

הָיוּ־ ha.yu- “they were”

Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “he has been”

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.

וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “it was”

And a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?

בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥ם (הְיוֹתָ֥) h.yo.Ta “were”

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

מִֽהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “being”

And never again will there be an old man in your family.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

So Eli said to Samuel, Go back: and if the voice comes again, let your answer be, Say on, Lord; for the ears of your servant are open. So Samuel went back to his bed.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

And Samuel became older, and the Lord was with him and let not one of his words be without effect.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen.

הָיְתָ֛ה ha.ye.Tah “it has been”

Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

וִֽהְי֤וּ (הְי֤וּ) h.Yu “become”וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (הְיִיתֶ֥ם) h.yi.Tem “you will become”

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “it was”

And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it has been”

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Is

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

But after they had taken it away, the hand of the Lord was stretched out against the town for its destruction: and the signs of disease came out on all the men of the town, small and great.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “it was”

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

So they sent and got together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its place, so that it may not be the cause of death to us and to our people: for there was a great fear of death

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”