H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Then are the sons of Israel parted into halves; half of the people hath been after Tibni son of Ginath to cause him to reign, and the half after Omri;

הָ֠יָה Ha.yah “it was”

And it cometh to pass -- hath it been light his walking in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat? -- then he taketh a wife, Jezebel daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians, and goeth and serveth Baal, and boweth himself to it,

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

and Ahab maketh the shrine, and Ahab addeth to do so as to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, above all the kings of Israel who have been before him.

הָי֖וּ ha.Yu “they were”

And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, saith unto Ahab, `Jehovah, God of Israel, liveth, before whom I have stood, there is not these years dew and rain, except according to my word.'

יִהְיֶ֛ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

and it hath been, from the brook thou dost drink, and the ravens I have commanded to sustain thee there.'

וְהָיָ֖ה (הָיָ֖ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And it cometh to pass, at the end of days, that the brook drieth up, for there hath been no rain in the land,

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it had been”

and the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it came”

And it cometh to pass, after these things, the son of the woman, mistress of the house, hath been sick, and his sickness is very severe till that no breath hath been left in him.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it was”

And the days are many, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Elijah in the third year, saying, `Go, appear unto Ahab, and I give rain on the face of the ground;'

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it came”

and Ahab calleth unto Obadiah, who `is' over the house -- and Obadiah hath been fearing Jehovah greatly,

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

and Obadiah `is' in the way, and lo, Elijah -- to meet him; and he discerneth him, and falleth on his face, and saith, `Art thou he -- my lord Elijah?'

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

and it hath been, I go from thee, and the Spirit of Jehovah doth lift thee up, whither I know not, and I have come to declare to Ahab, and he doth not find thee, and he hath slain me; and thy servant is fearing Jehovah from my youth.

וְהָיָ֞ה (הָיָ֞ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

and it cometh to pass at Ahab's seeing Elijah, that Ahab saith unto him, `Art thou he -- the troubler of Israel?'

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

and ye have called in the name of your god, and I -- I call in the name of Jehovah, and it hath been, the god who answereth by fire -- He `is' the God.' And all the people answer and say, `Good `is' the word.'

וְהָיָ֧ה (הָיָ֧ה) ha.Yah “he will be”

And it cometh to pass, at noon, that Elijah playeth on them, and saith, `Call with a loud voice, for he `is' a god, for he is meditating, or pursuing, or on a journey; it may be he is asleep, an doth awake.'

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it was”

and it cometh to pass, at the passing by of the noon, that they feign themselves prophets till the going up of the present, and there is no voice, and there is none answering, and there is none attending.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

and Elijah taketh twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of Jehovah was, saying, `Israel is thy name;'

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “it had come”יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

And it cometh to pass, at the going up of the `evening-'present, that Elijah the prophet cometh nigh and saith, `Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, to-day let it be known that Thou `art' God in Israel, and I Thy servant, that by Thy word I have done the whole of these things;

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, at the seventh, that he saith, `Lo, a little thickness as the palm of a man is coming up out of the sea.' And he saith, `Go up, say unto Ahab, `Bind -- and go down, and the shower doth not restrain thee.'

וַֽיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And it cometh to pass, in the meantime, that the heavens have become black -- thick clouds and wind -- and the shower is great; and Ahab rideth, and goeth to Jezreel,

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

and the hand of Jehovah hath been on Elijah, and he girdeth up his loins, and runneth before Ahab, till thine entering Jezreel.

הָֽיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “it was”

and it cometh to pass, at Elijah's hearing `it', that he wrappeth his face in his robe, and goeth out, and standeth at the opening of the cave, and lo, unto him `is' a voice, and it saith, `What -- to thee, here, Elijah?'

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

`And it hath been, him who is escaped from the sword of Hazael, put to death doth Jehu, and him who is escaped from the sword of Jehu put to death doth Elisha;

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”