H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

then, it hath been, if the king's fury ascend, and he hath said to thee, Wherefore did ye draw nigh unto the city to fight? did ye not know that they shoot from off the wall?

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

and the messenger saith unto David, `Surely the men have been mighty against us, and come out unto us into the field, and we are upon them unto the opening of the gate,

וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה (נִּהְיֶ֥ה) nih.Yeh “we were”

and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

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

And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: `Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

הָיוּ֙ ha.Yu “they were”

The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

הָיָ֛ה ha.Yah “it belonged”

And the poor one hath nothing, Except one little ewe-lamb, Which he hath bought, and keepeth alive, And it groweth up with him, And with his sons together; Of his morsel it eateth, And from his cup it drinketh, And in his bosom it lieth, And it is to him as a daughter;

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

`And now, the sword doth not turn aside from thy house unto the age, because thou hast despised Me, and dost take the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to thee for a wife;

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

and it cometh to pass on the seventh day, that the lad dieth, and the servants of David fear to declare to him that the lad is dead, for they said, `Lo, in the lad being alive we spake unto him, and he did not hearken to our voice; and how do we say unto him, The lad is dead? -- then he hath done evil.'

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

and he taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight `is' a talent of gold, and precious stones, and it is on the head of David; and the spoil of the city he hath brought out, very much;

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name `is' Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And I -- whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou -- thou art as one of the fools in Israel; and now, speak, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth not withhold me from thee.'

תִּהְיֶ֛ה tih.Yeh “you will be”

and Absalom her brother saith unto her, `Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he `is' thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;' and Tamar dwelleth -- but desolate -- in the house of Absalom her brother.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “has he been”

And it cometh to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal-Hazor, which `is' with Ephraim, and Absalom calleth for all the sons of the king.

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

And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, `See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon `is' glad with wine, and I have said unto you, Smite Amnon, that ye have put him to death; fear not; is it not because I have commanded you? be strong, yea, become sons of valour.'

וִהְי֥וּ (הְי֥וּ) h.Yu “become”

And it cometh to pass -- they `are' in the way -- and the report hath come unto David, saying, `Absalom hath smitten all the sons of the king, and there is not left of them one;'

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answereth and saith, `Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone `is' dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;

הָיְתָ֣ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And Jonadab saith unto the king, `Lo, the sons of the king have come; as the word of thy servant, so it hath been.'

הָיָֽה׃ ha.Yah “it has happened”

And it cometh to pass at his finishing to speak, that lo, the sons of the king have come, and they lift up their voice, and weep, and also the king and all his servants have wept -- a very great weeping.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “he was”

and Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh thence a wise woman, and saith unto her, `Feign thyself a mourner, I pray thee, and put on, I pray thee, garments of mourning, and anoint not thyself with oil, and thou hast been as a woman these many days mourning for the dead,

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

and thy maid-servant saith, Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for ease; for as a messenger of God so `is' my lord the king, to understand the good and the evil; and Jehovah thy God is with thee.'

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

And like Absalom there was no man `so' fair in all Israel, to praise greatly; from the sole of his foot even unto his crown there was no blemish in him;

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

and in his polling his head -- and it hath been at the end of year by year that he polleth `it', for it `is' heavy on him, and he hath polled it -- he hath even weighed out the hair of his head -- two hundred shekels by the king's weight.

וְֽ֠הָיָה (הָיָה) ha.yah “it was”

And there are born to Absalom three sons, and one daughter, and her name `is' Tamar; she was a woman of a fair appearance.

הָיְתָ֔ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”