He happened to...
It happened to him to..., it befell him to..., it turned out in his fate to...
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָצָא לוֹ ל...
Definition (Hebrew)
הִזְדַּמֵּן לוֹ ל..., הִתְרַחֵשׁ בְּגוֹרָלוֹ ל...
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)