H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Solomon had four thousand buildings for his horses and his war-carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king in Jerusalem.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “it belonged”

And he was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the limit of Egypt.

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he was”

And when Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had news of it, (for he was in Egypt where he had gone in flight from King Solomon,) he came back from Egypt.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they had been”בִּֽהְיֹת֥וֹ (הְיֹת֥) h.yo.T “was”

And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

תִּֽהְיֶ֨ה tih.Yeh “you will become”וְהָי֥וּ (הָי֥וּ) ha.Yu “they will be”

So the king did not give ear to the people; for this came about by the purpose of God, so that the Lord might give effect to his word which he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

הָיְתָ֤ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “it came”

The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers: let every man go back to his house, for this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the words of the Lord and were turned back from fighting against Jeroboam.

נִהְיָ֖ה nih.Yah “it has occurred”

And in every town he put stores of body-covers and spears, and made them very strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

וַיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it belonged”

Now when Rehoboam's position as king had been made certain, and he was strong, he gave up the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Now in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, because of their sin against the Lord,

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

And the Lord, seeing that they had made themselves low, said to Shemaiah, They have made themselves low: I will not send destruction on them, but in a short time I will give them salvation, and will not let loose my wrath on Jerusalem by the hand of Shis

הָיָה֩ ha.Yah “it came”

But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.

יִהְיוּ־ yih.yu- “they will become”

And whenever the king went into the house of the Lord, the armed men went with him taking the body-covers, and then took them back to their room.

וַיְהִ֛י (יְהִ֛י) y.Hi “it was”

And when he made himself low, the wrath of the Lord was turned back from him, and complete destruction did not come on him, for there was still some good in Judah.

הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “it was”

He was king in Jerusalem for three years; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

הָיְתָ֛ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

הָ֤יָה Ha.yah “he was”

And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest

וְהָיָ֥ה (הָיָ֥ה) ha.Yah “he will become”

But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (יִּֽהְיוּ֙) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And the men of Judah gave a loud cry; and at their cry, God put fear into Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Asa had an army of three hundred thousand men of Judah armed with body-covers and spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand of Benjamin armed with body-covers and bows; all these were men of war.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it belonged”

And they overcame all the towns round Gerar, because the Lord sent fear on them; and they took away their goods from the towns, for there were stores of wealth in them.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And the spirit of God came on Azariah, the son of Oded;

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it was”

And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם (הְיֽוֹתְ) h.yot. “are”

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; but still the heart of Asa was true to the Lord all his life.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “it was”