H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

וְלִהְי֨וֹת (הְי֨וֹת) h.Yot “be”

The Jews had light, and joy, and gladness, and honour.

הָֽיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “it belonged”

to establish [ergänzt: this] among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

לִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”

the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year;

לִהְי֣וֹת (הְי֣וֹת) h.Yot “be”

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and this man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and abstained from evil.

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

And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.

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

And it was so, when the days of the feasting were gone about, that Job sent and hallowed them; and he rose up early in the morning, and offered up burnt-offerings [ergänzt: according to] the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

וַיְהִ֡י (יְהִ֡י) y.Hi “it was”

And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their brother, the firstborn.

וַיְהִ֖י (יְהִ֖י) y.Hi “it was”

And there came a messenger to Job and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them;

הָי֣וּ ha.Yu “they were”

and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!

יְהִ֛י ye.Hi “may it be”

And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֣י (יְהִ֣י) y.Hi “it was”

That day -- let it be darkness, let not +God care for it from above, neither let light shine upon it:

יְֽהִ֫י ye.Hi “let it be”

Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful sound come therein;

יְהִ֣י ye.Hi “let it be”

Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.

אֶהְיֶ֑ה 'eh.Yeh “was I?”

So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth.

וַתְּהִ֣י (תְּהִ֣י) te.Hi “it belonged”

Then should I yet have comfort; and in the pain which spareth not I would rejoice that I have not denied the words of the Holy One.

וּ֥תְהִי (תְהִי) te.hi “may it be”

So now ye are nothing; ye see a terrible object and are afraid.

הֱיִ֣יתֶם he.Yi.tem “you have become”

Return, I pray you, let there be no wrong; yea, return again, my righteousness shall be in it.

תְּהִ֣י te.Hi “it be”

Have I sinned, what do I unto thee, thou Observer of men? Why hast thou set me as an object of assault for thee, so that I am become a burden to myself?

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

And though thy beginning was small, yet thine end shall be very great.

וְהָיָ֣ה (הָיָ֣ה) ha.Yah “it will be”

I should be as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

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

For thou sayest, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

הָיִ֥יתִי ha.Yi.ti “I am”

Surely then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot, and thou shalt be stedfast and shalt not fear:

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

And life shall arise brighter than noonday; though thou be enshrouded in darkness, thou shalt be as the morning,

תִּהְיֶֽה׃ tih.Yeh “it will become”