H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And she said, Let thy bondwoman find grace in thy sight. And the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more [ergänzt: as before].

הָיוּ־ ha.yu- “they were”

And it came to pass when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, [ergänzt: saying,] Because I have asked him of Jehovah.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And also I have lent him to Jehovah: all the days that he lives, he is lent to Jehovah. And he worshipped Jehovah there.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “he has been”

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.

וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “it was”

And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Did I plainly reveal myself to the house of thy father when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house,

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

Behold, days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

מִֽהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “being”

And thou shalt see an oppressor [ergänzt: in my] habitation, amidst all the good that shall be done to Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

And it shall come to pass [ergänzt: that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Eli said to Samuel, Go, lie down; and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah, for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

And Samuel grew, and Jehovah was with him, and let none of his words fall to the ground.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And it came to pass when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, that all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth shook.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

הָיְתָ֛ה ha.ye.Tah “it has been”

Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.

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

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “it was”

And when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it has been”

And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died; for the man was old, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with very great panic; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke out upon them.

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

And they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, when the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it kill us not, and our people. For there was deadly alarm throughout the city: the hand of God was very heavy there;

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”