H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And David saith unto Saul, `A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come -- and the bear -- and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”

Both the lion and the bear hath thy servant smitten, and this uncircumcised Philistine hath been as one of them, for he hath reproached the ranks of the living God.'

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “he will be”

And David saith, `Jehovah, who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, He doth deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.' And Saul saith unto David, `Go, and Jehovah is with thee.'

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

and the Philistine looketh attentively, and seeth David, and despiseth him, for he was a youth, and ruddy, with a fair appearance.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

And it hath come to pass, that the Philistine hath risen, and goeth, and draweth near to meet David, and David hasteth and runneth to the rank to meet the Philistine,

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it was”

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing -- also the dancers -- to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness `from' God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin `is' in the hand of Saul,

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he was”

And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah `is' with him,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

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

And David saith unto Saul, `Who `am' I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- that I am son-in-law to the king?'

אֶהְיֶ֥ה 'eh.Yeh “I will be”

And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second -- thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'

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

and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonathan calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth to him all these words, and Jonathan bringeth in David unto Saul, and he is before him as heretofore.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And there addeth to be war, and David goeth out and fighteth against the Philistines, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and they flee from his face.

לִֽהְי֑וֹת (הְי֑וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And a spirit of sadness `from' Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and they see the assembly of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing, set over them, and the Spirit of God is on Saul's messengers, and they prophesy -- they also.

וַתְּהִ֞י (תְּהִ֞י) te.Hi “it was”

And he goeth thither -- unto Naioth in Ramah, and the Spirit of God is upon him -- him also; and he goeth, going on, and he prophesyeth till his coming in to Naioth in Ramah,

וַתְּהִי֩ (תְּהִי֩) te.Hi “it was”

thus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my father, then I have uncovered thine ear, and sent thee away, and thou hast gone in peace, and Jehovah is with thee, as he was with my father;

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

And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, `Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”