H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.

הָי֤וּ ha.Yu “they were”הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people; (for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all the people stood up:

הָיָ֑ה ha.Yah “he was”

And all the congregation of them that had returned from the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun to that day, had not the children of Israel done so. And there was very great gladness.

וַתְּהִ֥י (תְּהִ֥י) te.Hi “it was”

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tenth of the tithes to the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

וְהָיָ֨ה (הָיָ֨ה) ha.Yah “he will be”

And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

הָי֥וּ ha.Yu “they were”

Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where formerly they laid the meat-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

הָי֪וּ ha.Yu “people were”

But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king, and after certain days I obtained leave of the king:

הָיִ֖יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I was”

And it came to pass, that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

And I commanded the Levites, that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

יִֽהְי֤וּ yih.Yu “they will be”

Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

הָיָ֨ה ha.Yah “he was”הָיָ֔ה ha.Yah “he was”

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.

לִהְי֤וֹת (הְי֤וֹת) h.Yot “be”

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjaminite;

הָיָ֖ה ha.Yah “he was”

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

וַיְהִ֨י (יְהִ֨י) y.Hi “he was”

So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree were heard, and when many maidens were assembled at Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also to the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

Now when every maid's turn had come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

הֱי֨וֹת he.Yot “to be”

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, had come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

וַתְּהִ֤י (תְּהִ֤י) te.Hi “she was”

Esther had not yet showed her kindred, nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther performed the commandment of Mordecai, as when she was brought up with him.

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “she had done”

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he was a Jew.

וַיְהִ֗י (יְהִ֗י) y.Hi “it was”

The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province, was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day.

לִהְי֥וֹת (הְי֥וֹת) h.Yot “be”

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favor in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the scepter.

וַיְהִי֩ (יְהִי֩) y.Hi “it was”

In that night the king could not sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

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