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Hebrew wordlink #24701

OSHB Gen 49:17 יְהִי (yəhī) Strongs=1961 Lemma=‘הָיָה’
contextual word gloss=‘May_he_be’ word gloss=‘Let_it_be’
Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1689

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Other uses (7) of identical word form יְהִי (Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘יְהִי’ (Morphology=Vqi3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=imperfect_(yiqtol) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 4 different glosses: ‘it_is’, ‘let_it_be’, ‘may_he_be’, ‘may_it_be’.

GEN 30:34 contextual word gloss=‘let_it_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB GEN 30:34 word 5

OET-LV: 34 And_ Lāⱱān _he/it _said there if let _it _be according_to _of_your _message. (GEN_30:34)

OET-RV: 34 “Okay then, let’s do it your way.” Lavan agreed. (GEN 30:34)

DEU 33:24 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB DEU 33:24 word 6

OET-LV: 24 and_of_ʼĀshēr he _said be_blessed more_than_the_sons ʼĀshēr may _he _be the _favoured_one_of his _brothers _of_of and_one _who_dips in_oil foot _of_his. (DEU_33:24)

OET-RV: ¶  24 To Asher, he said,
⇔ “Asher is blessed among the sons.
⇔ ≈ Let him be favored among his brothers,
⇔ and enjoy having lots of olive oil. (DEU 33:24)

JOB 1:21 contextual word gloss=‘may_it_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB JOB 1:21 word 13

OET-LV: 21 And_he/it _said naked I _came _out from_the _womb _of my _mother _of_of and_naked I _will _return to_there YHWH he _gave and_YHWH he _has _taken may _it _be the _name _of YHWH blessed. (JOB_1:21)

OET-RV: 21 saying, “I came naked from my mother’s womb, and I will leave this life naked. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken. May Yahweh’s reputation??? be blessed.” (JOB 1:21)

JOB 18:12 contextual word gloss=‘it_is’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB JOB 18:12 word 1

OET-LV: 12 It _is hungry strength _of_his and_disaster is_prepared for_his _of_stumbling. (JOB_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 Their strength dissolves into hunger,
⇔ and disaster has been prepared for them to stumble into. (JOB 18:12)

JOB 27:7 contextual word gloss=‘may_he_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB JOB 27:7 word 1

OET-LV: 7 May _he _be like_a _wicked_person enemy _of_my and_one _of_who_raises _himself _against _me like_an _unjust _person. (JOB_27:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 May my enemies get the same reward as wicked people,
⇔ ≈ and may my opponents receive the same as unjust people. (JOB 27:7)

PSA 109:13 contextual word gloss=‘may_it_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB PSA 109:13 word 1

OET-LV: 13 May _it _be posterity _of_his to_cut _off in_a _generation another their_name may _it _be _wiped _out. (PSA_109:13)

OET-RV: 13 May his children be eliminated—
⇔ ≈ may their names be blotted out in the next generation. (PSA 109:13)

PSA 113:2 contextual word gloss=‘may_it_be’ word gloss=‘let_it_be’ OSHB PSA 113:2 word 1

OET-LV: 2 May _it _be the _name _of YHWH blessed from_now and_unto perpetuity. (PSA_113:2)

OET-RV: 2 May Yahweh’s name be blessed
⇔ both now and forever into the future. (PSA 113:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הָיָה’’ have 10 different glosses: ‘he_is’, ‘it_is’, ‘it_will_become’, ‘let_it_be’, ‘let_it_belong’, ‘may_anyone_be’, ‘may_he_be’, ‘may_he_become’, ‘may_it_be’, ‘may_it_become’.