H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

It happened at the time that the flock conceive, that I lifted up my eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the male goats which leaped on the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from my eyes.

הָיִ֧יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked you last night."

הָ֣יָה Ha.yah “he had been”

Now come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you."

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

I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, men-servants, and maid-servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.'"

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it be[longs]”

and he said, "If Esau comes to the one company, and strikes it, then the company which is left will escape."

וְהָיָ֛ה (הָיָ֛ה) ha.Yah “it will become”

I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.

הָיִ֖יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I have become”

Esau said, "I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours."

יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “let it be[long]”

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

You shall dwell with us: and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."

תִּהְיֶ֣ה tih.Yeh “it will be”

Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

תִּהְי֣וּ tih.Yu “you will be”

then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

וְהָיִ֖ינוּ (הָיִ֖ינוּ) ha.Yi.nu “we will become”

Only on this condition will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

לִהְי֖וֹת (הְי֖וֹת) h.Yot “become”

It happened on the third day, when they were sore, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם (הְיוֹתָ֣) h.yo.Ta “were”

Let us arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went."

וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “he has been”

They traveled: and a terror of God was on the cities that were round about them, and they didn't pursue the sons of Jacob.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel." He named him Israel.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

God said to him, "I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your loins.

יִהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “it will be”

They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

It happened that, when she was in hard labor, that the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid, for now you will have another son."

וַיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him Ben-oni, but his father named him Benjamin.

וַיְהִ֞י (יְהִ֞י) y.Hi “it was”

It happened, while Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ (יִּֽהְי֥וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (יִּֽהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”

For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn't bear them because of their cattle.

הָיָ֧ה ha.Yah “it was”

The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Kenaz.

וַיִּהְי֖וּ (יִּהְי֖וּ) i.yih.Yu “they were”