H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.

וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (נִּהְיֶ֥ה) nih.Yeh “we were”

And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

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

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they were”

The rich had very many flocks and herds;

הָיָ֛ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”בִהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “was”

And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with [ergänzt: the] precious stones; and it was [ergänzt: set] on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

תִּהְיֶ֛ה tih.Yeh “you will be”

And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, be still: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. And Tamar remained, and [ergänzt: that] desolate, in her brother Absalom's house.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “has he been”

And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (יִּהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they belonged”

And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

וִהְי֥וּ (הְי֥וּ) h.Yu “become”

And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smitten all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he humbled his sister Tamar.

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

הָיָֽה׃ ha.Yah “it has happened”

And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he was”

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;

וְהָיִ֕ית (הָיִ֕ית) ha.Yit “you will be”

And thy bondmaid said, Let the word of my lord the king now be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and Jehovah thy God will be with thee.

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “may it become”יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “may he be”

But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “he was”הָ֥יָה Ha.yah “it was”

And when he shaved his head (for it was at every year's end that he shaved it, because it was heavy on him, therefore he shaved it), he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “it was”

And to Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a beautiful countenance.

הָיְתָ֔ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”