H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thy enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth.

וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה (אֶהְיֶ֣ה) 'eh.Yeh “I was”

And it shall come to pass, when thy days shall be ended that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, who shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.

וְהָיָ֗ה (הָיָ֗ה) ha.Yah “it will be”יִהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “he will be”

I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I will not take my mercy away from him, as I took it from him that was before thee:

אֶֽהְיֶה־ 'eh.yeh- “I will become”יִֽהְיֶה־ yih.yeh- “he will become”הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “he was”

But I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

For thy people Israel didst thou make thy own people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

הָיִ֥יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you became”

Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “be”

Now after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

וַיִּהְי֤וּ (יִּהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they became”

Then David put garrisons in Syria-damascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it became”

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

הָי֔וּ ha.Yu “they were”

He sent Hadoram his son to king David to inquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had warred with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold, and silver, and brass.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

וַיִּהְי֥וּ (יִּהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they became”

So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “he was”

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

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards are grown, and then return.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he selected all the choice of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians.

הָיְתָ֧ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

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

וְהָיִ֥יתָ (הָיִ֥יתָ) ha.Yi.ta “you will become”

And it came to pass, that after the year had expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

And David took the crown of their king from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also a great quantity of spoil out of the city.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it was”

And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

And there was war again with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, whose spear-staff was like a weaver's beam.

וַתְּהִי־ (תְּהִי) te.hi- “it was”

And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were four and twenty, six on each hand, and six on each foot: and he also was the son of the giant.

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

And Joab answered, the LORD make his people a hundred times more numerous than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “will it become”

And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred and seventy thousand men that drew sword.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be afflicted.

תְּהִ֨י te.Hi “let it be”