H1961–הָיָה–ha.yah

Now the earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep. God's Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.

הָיְתָ֥ה ha.ye.Tah “<it> was”

God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.

יְהִ֣י ye.Hi “let it be”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. There was evening and there was morning, one day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

God said, "Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters."

יְהִ֥י ye.Hi “let it be”וִיהִ֣י (יהִ֣י) Hi “let it be”

God made the expanse, and divided the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse, and it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

God called the expanse sky. There was evening and there was morning, a second day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

God said, "Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear," and it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

God said, "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind, with its seed in it, on the earth," and it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

There was evening and there was morning, a third day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of sky to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years;

יְהִ֤י ye.Hi “let it be”וְהָי֤וּ (הָי֤וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”

and let them be for lights in the expanse of sky to give light on the earth," and it was so.

וְהָי֤וּ (הָי֤וּ) ha.Yu “they will become”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures after their kind, cattle, creeping things, and animals of the earth after their kind," and it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

God said, "Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree, which bears fruit yielding seed. It will be your food.

יִֽהְיֶ֖ה yih.Yeh “<it> will be[long]”

To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food." And it was so.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “it was”

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”וַֽיְהִי־ (יְהִי) y.hi- “there was”

No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for Yahweh God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

יִֽהְיֶ֣ה yih.Yeh “<it> was”

Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

וַֽיְהִ֥י (יְהִ֥י) y.Hi “he became”

A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became four heads.

וְהָיָ֖ה (הָיָ֖ה) ha.Yah “it became”

Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

הֱי֥וֹת he.Yot “to be”

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

וְהָי֖וּ (הָי֖וּ) ha.Yu “they become”

They were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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

Now the serpent was more subtle than any animal of the field which Yahweh God had made. He said to the woman, "Yes, has God said, 'You shall not eat of any tree of the garden?'"

הָיָ֣ה ha.Yah “<it> was”

for God knows that in the day you eat it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

וִהְיִיתֶם֙ (הְיִיתֶם֙) h.yi.Tem “you will be”