H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

and I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a name, like the name of the great ones who are in the earth.

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

It shall happen, when your days are fulfilled that you must go to be with your fathers, that I will set up your seed after you, who shall be of your 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 loving kindness away from him, as I took it from him that was before you;

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 forever; and his throne shall be established forever.

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

For your people Israel did you make your own people forever; and you, Yahweh, became their God.

הָיִ֥יתָ ha.Yi.ta “you became”

and now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you: for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “be”

After this it happened, that David struck the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and its towns out of the hand of the Philistines.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

He struck Moab; and the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.

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

Then David put [ergänzt: garrisons] in Syria of Damascus; and the Syrians became servants to David, and brought tribute. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “it became”

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 Greet him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadarezer and struck him; (for Hadarezer had wars with Tou;) and [ergänzt: he had with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

He put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became servants to David. Yahweh gave victory to David wherever he went.

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

David reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “he was”

It happened after this, that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his place.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. He sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, Stay at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

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

הָיְתָ֧ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

He said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for you, then I will help you.

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

It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [ergänzt: to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set on David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

וַתְּהִ֖י (תְּהִ֖י) te.Hi “it was”

It happened after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines: then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, of the sons of the giant; and they were subdued.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it was”

There was again war with the Philistines; and Elhanan the son of Jair killed Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite, 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, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six [ergänzt: on each hand], and six [ergänzt: on each foot]; and he also was born to the giant.

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

Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

יִהְיֶ֥ה yih.Yeh “will it become”

Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

David said to God, Isn't it I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

תְּהִ֨י te.Hi “let it be”