H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And when the Lord has done for my lord all those good things which he has said he will do for you, and has made you a ruler over Israel;

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Then you will have no cause for grief, and my lord's heart will not be troubled because you have taken life without cause and have yourself given punishment for your wrongs: and when the Lord has been good to you, then give a thought to your servant.

תִהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it will become”

And in the morning, when the effect of the wine was gone, Nabal's wife gave him an account of all these things, and all the heart went out of him, and he became like stone.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he became”

And about ten days after, the Lord sent disease on Nabal and death came to him.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

Then Abigail got up quickly and went on her ass, with five of her young women, after the men whom David had sent; and she became David's wife.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “she became”

And David had taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, to be his wife; these two were his wives.

וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ (תִּהְיֶ֛יןָ) tih.Yei.na “they became”

So Achish straight away gave him Ziklag: and for that reason Ziklag has been the property of the kings of Judah to this day.

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it has belonged”

And David was living in the land of the Philistines for the space of a year and four months.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Achish had belief in what David said, saying, He has made himself hated by all his people Israel, and so he will be my servant for ever.

וְהָ֥יָה (הָ֥יָה) Ha.yah “he will become”

Now in those days the Philistines got their forces together to make war on Israel. And Achish said to David, Certainly you and your men are to go out with me to the fight.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Samuel said, Why do you put your questions to me, seeing that God has gone away from you and is on the side of him who is against you?

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he has become”

Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it was”

So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may it be”

Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wro

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he has been”

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made an attack on the South and on Ziklag, and had overcome Ziklag and put it on fire;

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And so he made it a rule and an order for Israel from that day till now.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Now on the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his three sons dead on the earth in Mount Gilboa.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.

וִֽהְיוּ֙ (הְיוּ֙) h.Yu “become”

(Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was ruler for two years.) But Judah was on the side of David.

הָי֖וּ ha.Yu “they were”