H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

The king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? The Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you hurt, be as that young man is.

יִהְי֤וּ yih.Yu “let them be”

The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieves for his son.

וַתְּהִ֨י (תְּהִ֨י) te.Hi “it became”

All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [ergänzt: to bring him] to his house.

תִֽהְיוּ֙ tih.Yu “will you be”

You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king?

תִהְי֛וּ tih.Yu “will you be”

Say you to Amasa, Aren't you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren't captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

תִּהְיֶ֧ה tih.Yeh “you will be”

David said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be adversaries to me? shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for don't I know that I am this day king over Israel?

תִֽהְיוּ־ tih.yu- “you will become”

It happened, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

הָיָ֜ה ha.Yah “it was”

I am this day eighty years old: can I discern between good and bad? can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

יִֽהְיֶ֨ה yih.Yeh “will he become”

The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [ergänzt: right] in David than you: why then did you despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? The words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “was it”

David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in custody, and provided them with sustenance, but didn't go in to them. So they were shut up to the day of their death, living in widowhood.

וַתִּהְיֶ֧ינָה (תִּהְיֶ֧ינָה) tih.Yei.nah “they were”

and also Ira the Jairite was chief minister to David.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

There was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

The Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it belonged”

It came to pass after this, that there was again war with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was of the sons of the giant.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

There was again war with the Philistines at Gob; and Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite's brother, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver's beam.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

There was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, who had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was born to the giant.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “he was”

They came on me in the day of my calamity; But Yahweh was my stay.

וַיְהִ֧י (יְהִ֧י) y.Hi “he was”

I was also perfect toward him; I kept myself from my iniquity.

וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה (אֶהְיֶ֥ה) 'eh.Yeh “I was”

After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

Wasn't he most honorable of the three? therefore he was made their captain: however he didn't attain to the [ergänzt: first] three.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”

Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

וַתְּהִ֣י (תְּהִ֣י) te.Hi “it was”

When David rose up in the morning, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it came”

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? now advise you, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.

הֱ֠יוֹת He.yot “to be”