H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And it came to pass in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field, to the place agreed on with David, and a little lad with him.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both of us sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, Jehovah be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever! And he arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀ yih.Yeh “he will be”

And David answered the priest and said to him, Yes indeed, women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the [ergänzt: bread] is in a manner common, and the more so, because to-day [ergänzt: new] is hallowed in the vessels.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And the priest gave him holy [ergänzt: bread]; for there was no bread there but the shew-loaves that were taken from before Jehovah, to put on hot bread in the day when they were taken away.

הָ֨יָה Ha.yah “it was”

And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”

And every one in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one of embittered spirit collected round him; and he became a captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”וַיִּהְי֣וּ (יִּהְי֣וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

הֱיוֹת־ he.yot- “[the] being of”

And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.

אֶֽהְיֶה־ 'eh.yeh- “I will become”

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it is”

And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.

וְהָיָה֙ (הָיָה֙) ha.Yah “it will be”

And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “he was”

And it came to pass when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass afterwards that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

תִֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- “it will be”

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

תִֽהְיֶה־ tih.yeh- “it will be”

Jehovah therefore shall be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and do me justice [ergänzt: in delivering me] out of thy hand.

וְהָיָ֤ה (הָיָ֤ה) ha.Yah “he will become”

And as soon as David had ended speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep at Carmel.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

And now I have heard that thou hast shearers; now thy shepherds who were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there aught missed by them, all the while they were in Carmel.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they have been”הֱיוֹתָ֥ם (הֱיוֹתָ֥) he.yo.Ta “being”

And the men were very good to us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we anything, as long as we companied with them, when we were in the fields.

בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ (הְיוֹתֵ֖) h.yo.Te. “were”

They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the while we were with them feeding the sheep.

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ (הֱיוֹתֵ֥) he.yo.Te. “being”

And as she was riding on the ass, and coming down by the covert of the hill, behold, David and his men came down opposite to her; and she met them.

וְהָיָ֞ה (הָיָ֞ה) ha.Yah “it was”

And now, my lord, [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth, and [ergänzt: as] thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

יִֽהְי֤וּ yih.Yu “may they be”

And if a man is risen up to pursue thee and to seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out from the hollow of the sling.

וְֽהָיְתָה֩ (הָיְתָה֩) ha.ye.Tah “it will be”