H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

וַיְהִ֧י (יְהִ֧י) y.Hi “it was”

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know, that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it happened”

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (יִּֽהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And as Samuel was offering the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the borders of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it was”

And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and the borders of it did Israel deliver from the hands of the Philistines: and there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some will run before his chariots.

יִֽהְיֶה֙ yih.Yeh “it will be”

He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye will be his servants.

תִּֽהְיוּ־ tih.yu- “you will become”

Nevertheless, the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, No; but we will have a king over us;

יִֽהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

וְהָיִ֥ינוּ (הָיִ֥ינוּ) ha.Yi.nu “we will be”

Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a mighty man of power.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he was”

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he belonged”

And they rose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp before them; and they will prophesy:

וִיהִי֩ (יהִי֩) Hi “it will be”

And let it be, when these signs have come to thee, that thou do as occasion shall serve thee; for God is with thee.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it was”

And it came to pass when all that formerly knew him saw, that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that hath come to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “has it happened”

And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it became”

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “he was”

And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וַיִּהְי֤וּ (יִּהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And they said to the messengers that came, thus shall ye say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and showed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

תִּהְיֶֽה־ tih.yeh- “it will belong”

And it was so on the morrow, that Saul disposed the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning-watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they who remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God.

וִהְיִתֶ֣ם (הְיִתֶ֣ם) h.yi.Tem “you will be”