H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And I have been with you wherever you went, cutting off before you all those who were against you; and I will make your name great, like the name of the greatest ones of the earth.

וָאֶהְיֶ֣ה (אֶהְיֶ֣ה) 'eh.Yeh “I have been”

I will be to him a father and he will be to me a son: if he does wrong, I will give him punishment with the rod of men and with the blows of the children of men;

אֶהְיֶה־ 'eh.yeh- “I will become”יִהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”

And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

But you took and made strong for yourself your people Israel, to be your people for ever; and you, Lord, became their God.

הָיִ֥יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you have become”

And let your name be made great for ever, and let men say, The Lord of armies is God over Israel: and let the family of David your servant be made strong before you!

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And now, O Lord God, you are God and your words are true and you have said you will give your servant this good thing;

יִהְי֣וּ yih.Yu “they are”

So may it be your pleasure to give your blessing to the family of your servant, so that it may go on for ever before you: (for you, O Lord God, have said it,) and may your blessing be on your servant's family line for ever!

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And it came about after this that David made an attack on the Philistines and overcame them; and David took the authority of the mother-town from the hands of the Philistines.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And he overcame the Moabites, and he had them measured with a line when they were stretched out on the earth; marking out two lines for death and one full line for life. So the Moabites became servants to David and gave him offerings.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it became”

And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it became”

And David took their gold body-covers from the servants of Hadadezer and took them to Jerusalem.

הָי֔וּ ha.Yu “they were”

He sent his son Hadoram to David, with words of peace and blessing, because he had overcome Hadadezer in the fight, for Hadadezer had wars with Tou; and Hadoram took with him vessels of silver and gold and brass:

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”הָי֛וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And he put armed forces in Edom; all through Edom he had armed forces stationed, and all the Edomites became servants to David. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

And David was king over all Israel, judging and giving right decisions for all his people.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were priests.

הָיֽוּ׃ ha.Yu “they were”

Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons

וְהָיָ֨ה (הָיָ֨ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

Now after this, death came to the king of the children of Ammon, and Hanun, his son, became king in his place.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

When David had news of it, he sent men out with the purpose of meeting them on their way, for the men were greatly shamed: and the king said, Go to Jericho till your hair is long again, and then come back.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Now when Joab saw that their forces were in position against him in front and at his back, he took the best of the men of Israel and put them in line against the Aramaeans;

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And he said, If the Aramaeans are stronger and get the better of me, then you are to come to my help; but if the children of Ammon get the better of you, I will come to your help.

וְהָיִ֥תָה (הָיִ֥תָה) ha.Yi.tah “you will become”

Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, David sent Joab and his servants and all Israel with him; and they made waste the land of the children of Ammon, and took up their position before Rabbah, shutting it in. But David was still at Jer

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

Now one evening, David got up from his bed, and while he was walking on the roof of the king's house, he saw from there a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Now in the morning, David gave Uriah a letter to take to Joab.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

So while Joab was watching the town, he put Uriah in the place where it was clear to him the best fighters were.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”