Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #376371

OSHB Zec 1:4 תִּהְיוּ (tihyū) Strongs=1961 Lemma=‘הָיָה’
contextual word gloss=‘be’ word gloss=‘be’
Morphology=Vqj2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural
TimeSeries=Prophecies_of_Zechariah

Note: These word pages enable you to click through to the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) that the Open English Translation Old Testament is translated from. The OSHB is based on the Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC). (We are still searching for a digitized facsimile of the Leningradensis manuscript that we can easily link to. See this list and this archive for now.) This is all part of the commitment of the Open English Translation team to be transparent about all levels of the Bible translation process right back to the original manuscripts.

Other uses (2) of identical word form תִּהְיוּ (Morphology=Vqj2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘תִּהְיוּ’ (Morphology=Vqj2mp PoS=qal_verb Type=jussive Person=second Gender=masculine Number=plural) is always and only glossed as ‘be’.

2 CHR 30:7 contextual word gloss=‘be’ word gloss=‘be’ OSHB 2 CHR 30:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 And_do _not be like_your(pl)_of_fathers and_like_your(pl)_of_brothers who they _acted _unfaithfully against_YHWH the _god _of their _ancestors _of_of and_he_made _them into_a _horror just_as you(pl) are_seeing. (CH2_30:7)

OET-RV: 7 Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who weren’t faithful to Yahweh, the god of their ancestors, provoking him to leave them decimated as you can see. (CH2 30:7)

PSA 32:9 contextual word gloss=‘be’ word gloss=‘be’ OSHB PSA 32:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 Do _not be like_a _horse like_a _mule which_there_is_not understanding with_bridle and_halter trapping[s]_of_its to_restrain not to _draw _near to_you. (PSA_32:9)

OET-RV: 9 Don’t be like a horse or a mule which lacks understanding—
⇔ it’s only with a bridle and bit that they can be controlled
⇔ so they’ll go where you want them to. (PSA 32:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘הָיָה’’ have 3 different glosses: ‘be’, ‘you(pl)_will_be’, ‘you(pl)_will_become’.