H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

A copy of the writing, to be made public as an order in every division of the kingdom, was given out to all the peoples, so that the Jews might be ready when that day came to give punishment to their haters.

וְלִהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “be”

And the Jews had light and joy and honour.

הָֽיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it belonged”

Ordering them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same month, every year,

לִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”

The Jews made a rule and gave an undertaking, causing their seed and all those who were joined to them to do the same, so that it might be in force for ever, that they would keep those two days, as ordered in the letter, at the fixed time every year;

לִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah “he was”וְהָיָ֣ה׀ (הָיָ֣ה) ha.Yah “he was”

And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”וַיְהִי֙ (יְהִי֙) y.Hi “he was”

And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did th

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”

With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

יְהִ֛י ye.Hi “may it be”

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

That day--let it be dark; let not God take note of it from on high, and let not the light be shining on it;

יְֽהִ֫י ye.Hi “let it be”

As for that night, let it have no fruit; let no voice of joy be sounded in it;

יְהִ֣י ye.Hi “let it be”

Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence; like young children who have not seen the light.

אֶהְיֶ֑ה 'eh.Yeh “was I?”

So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

וַתְּהִ֣י (תְּהִ֣י) te.Hi “it belonged”

So I would still have comfort, and I would have joy in the pains of death, for I have not been false to the words of the Holy One.

וּ֥תְהִי (תְהִי) te.hi “may it be”

So have you now become to me; you see my sad condition and are in fear.

הֱיִ֣יתֶם he.Yi.tem “you have become”

Let your minds be changed, and do not have an evil opinion of me; yes, be changed, for my righteousness is still in me.

תְּהִ֣י te.Hi “it be”

If I have done wrong, what have I done to you, O keeper of men? why have you made me a mark for your blows, so that I am a weariness to myself?

וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה (אֶהְיֶ֖ה) 'eh.Yeh “I have become”

And though your start was small, your end will be very great.

וְהָיָ֣ה (הָיָ֣ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

And for me to have been as if I had not been; to have been taken from my mother's body straight to my last resting-place.

הָיִ֣יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I had been”אֶהְיֶ֑ה 'eh.Yeh “I was”

You may say, My way is clean, and I am free from sin in your eyes.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I am”

Then truly your face will be lifted up, with no mark of sin, and you will be fixed in your place without fear:

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

And your life will be brighter than day; though it is dark, it will become like the morning.

תִּהְיֶֽה׃ tih.Yeh “it will become”