H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

David said to Saul, Your servant was keeping his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”

Your servant struck both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “he will be”

David said, Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

When the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and withal of a fair face.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

It happened, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you as wife: only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh's battles. For Saul said, Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

הֱיֵה־ he.yeh- “become”תְּהִ֤י te.Hi “it be”וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “let it be”

David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [ergänzt: or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will be”

But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, You shall this day be my son-in-law a second time.

וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “she may become”וּתְהִי־ (תְהִי) te.hi- “it may be”

Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it happened, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all those things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as before.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

לִֽהְי֑וֹת (הְי֑וֹת) h.Yot “be”

An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came on the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

וַתְּהִ֞י (תְּהִ֞י) te.Hi “it was”

He went there to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God came on him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

Yahweh do so to Jonathan, and more also, should it please my father to do you evil, if I don't disclose it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and Yahweh be with you, as he has been with my father.

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may he be”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “he has been”

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened on the next day after the new moon, [ergänzt: which was] the second [ergänzt: day], that David's place was empty: and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why doesn't the son of Jesse come to meat, neither yesterday, nor today?

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”