H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

הָיוּ־ ha.yu- “they were”

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “he has been”

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “it was”

And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

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

Behold, the 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 thine house.

מִֽהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “being”

And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

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

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

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

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

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 hath not been such a thing heretofore.

הָיְתָ֛ה ha.ye.Tah “it has been”

Be strong and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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

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

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “it was”

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it was”

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath 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 made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

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

Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as 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 slay us and our people.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”