H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

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

I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

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

And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.

הָיִ֥יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you have become”

And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

יִהְי֣וּ yih.Yu “they are”

Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it became”

Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought gifts. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “it became”

And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

הָי֔וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:

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

And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief rulers.

הָיֽוּ׃ ha.Yu “they were”

Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

הָיָ֤ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

וְהָיָ֨ה (הָיָ֨ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

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

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”