H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

He went in the ways of the family of Ahab, for his mother was his teacher in evil-doing.

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.

הָֽיוּ־ ha.yu- “they were”

Now by the purpose of God, Ahaziah's journey to see Jehoram was the cause of his downfall: for when he came there, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu, the son of Nimshi, who had been marked out by the Lord for the destruction of the family of Ahab.

הָיְתָה֙ ha.ye.Tah “it was”

Now when Jehu was effecting the punishment of the family of Ahab, he came to the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, the servants of Ahaziah, and put them to death.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, secretly took Joash, the son of Ahaziah, away from among the king's sons who were put to death, and put him and the woman who took care of him in a bedroom. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram, the wi

הָיְתָ֨ה ha.ye.Tah “she was”

And she kept him safe with her in the house of God for six years, while Athaliah was ruling the land.

וַיְהִ֤י (יְהִ֤י) y.Hi “he was”

And the Levites are to make a circle round the king, every man being armed; and any man who comes into the house is to be put to death; you are to keep with the king when he comes in and when he goes out.

וִֽהְי֥וּ (הְי֥וּ) h.Yu “be”

And Jehoiada made an agreement between the Lord and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord's people.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “become”

Now after this Joash had a desire to put the house of the Lord into good order again;

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”הָיָה֙ ha.Yah “it was”

So when the chest was taken to the king's servants by the Levites, and they saw that there was much money in it, the king's scribe and the chief priest's servant took the money out, and put the chest back in its place. They did this day by day, and got t

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

Then the king and Jehoiada gave it to those who were responsible for getting the work done on the Lord's house, and with it they got wall-builders and woodworkers and metal-workers to put the house of the Lord in good order again.

וַיִּֽהְי֤וּ (יִּֽהְי֤וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

And when the work was done, they took the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and it was used for making the vessels for the house of the Lord, all the vessels needed for the offerings, the spoons and the vessels of gold and silver. And as long a

וַ֠יִּֽהְיוּ (יִּֽהְיוּ) i.yih.yu “they were”

And they gave up the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and became worshippers of pillars of wood and of the images; and because of this sin of theirs, wrath came on Judah and Jerusalem.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

Now in the spring, the army of the Aramaeans came up against him; they came against Judah and Jerusalem, putting to death all the great men of the people and sending all the goods they took from them to the king of Damascus.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

Now when he became strong in the kingdom, he put to death those men who had taken the life of the king his father.

וַיְהִ֕י (יְהִ֕י) y.Hi “it was”

Now when Amaziah came back from the destruction of the Edomites, he took the gods of the children of Seir and made them his gods, worshipping them and burning offerings before them.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destructi

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “he was”

And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in the low hills and in the table land; and he had farmers and vine-keepers in the mountains and in the fertile land, for he was a lover of farming.

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “it belonged”הָיָֽה׃ ha.Yah “he was”

In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been listed by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it belonged”

And in Jerusalem he made machines, the invention of expert men, to be placed on the towers and angles of the walls for sending arrows and great stones. And his name was honoured far and wide; for he was greatly helped till he was strong.

לִהְי֤וֹת (הְי֤וֹת) h.Yot “be”

So King Uzziah was a leper till the day of his death, living separately in his private house; for he was cut off from the house of God; and Jotham his son was ruling over his house, judging the people of the land.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “he was”

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “he was”

But a prophet of the Lord was there, named Oded; and he went out in front of the army which was coming into Samaria and said to them, Truly, because the Lord, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he gave them up into your hands, and you have pu

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he was”

For he made offerings to the gods of Damascus, who were attacking him, and said, Because the gods of the kings of Aram are giving them help, I will make offerings to them so that they may give me help. But they were the cause of his downfall, and of that

הָֽיוּ־ ha.yu- “they became”