See והיו in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land`",
"ref": "Tanach, Exodus 4:9, with Young's Literal Translation:",
"roman": "v'hayú hamáyim ashér tikách mín hay'ór v'hayú l'dám bayabáshet",
"text": "וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּשֶׁת",
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"english": "and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land`",
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