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1 Samuel 18:9

Hebrew
וַיְהִ֥יplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
שָׁא֖וּל עון עוֹיֵ֣ן אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
דָּוִ֑ד מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָהָֽלְאָה
ESV
And Saul eyed David from that day on.
NIV
And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
NLT
So from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἦνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
Σαουλ ὑποβλεπόμενος τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Δαυιδ ἀπὸ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἡμέρας ἐκείνης καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐπέκεινα
KJV
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

1 Samuel 18:8 ← 1 Samuel 18:9 → 1 Samuel 18:10

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