H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

It shall come to pass, when Yahweh shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you, and shall have appointed you prince over Israel,

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When Yahweh shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember your handmaid.

תִהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it will become”

It happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

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

It happened about ten days after, that Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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

David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they became both of them his wives.

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

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: why Ziklag pertains to the kings of Judah to this day.

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it has belonged”

The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant forever.

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

It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Samuel said, Why then do you ask of me, seeing Yahweh is departed from you, and is become your adversary?

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

Then Saul fell immediately his full length on the earth, and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it was”

Now therefore, please listen also to the voice of your handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread before you; and eat, that you may have strength, when you go on your way.

וִיהִ֤י (יהִ֤י) Hi “may it be”

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [ergänzt: do] these Hebrews [ergänzt: here]? Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Isn't this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or [ergänzt: rather] these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away [ergänzt: to me] to this day?

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “he has been”

But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for with what should this [ergänzt: fellow] reconcile himself to his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant so long as I have been before you to this day, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

It happened, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid on the South, and on Ziklag, and had struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire,

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

It was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

it happened on the third day, that behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

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

David said to him, How went the matter? Please tell me. He answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “was it”

It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? Yahweh said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? He said, To Hebron.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Now therefore let your hands be strong, and be you valiant; for Saul your lord is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.

וִֽהְיוּ֙ (הְיוּ֙) h.Yu “become”

Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

הָי֖וּ ha.Yu “they were”