אֵלֵ֔ךְ can I go ? ” ’ê·lêḵ שְׁמוּאֵל֙ Samuel šə·mū·’êl וַיֹּ֤אמֶר asked . way·yō·mer שָׁא֖וּל “ Saul šā·’ūl וְשָׁמַ֥ע will hear of it wə·šā·ma‘ וַהֲרָגָ֑נִיס and kill me !” wa·hă·rå̄·ḡå̄·nīs יְהוָ֗ה YHWH Yah·weh וַיֹּ֣אמֶר answered , way·yō·mer תִּקַּ֣ח “ Take tiq·qaḥ עֶגְלַ֤ת vvv ‘eḡ·laṯ בָּקָר֙ a heifer bā·qār בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ with you bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ and say , wə·’ā·mar·tā בָּֽאתִי׃ ‘ I have come bā·ṯî לִזְבֹּ֥חַ to sacrifice liz·bō·aḥ לַֽיהוָ֖ה to YHWH .’ Yah·weh 1 Samuel 16:3 וְקָרָ֥אתָ Then invite wə·qā·rā·ṯā לְיִשַׁ֖י Jesse lə·yi·šay בַּזָּ֑בַח to the sacrifice , baz·zā·ḇaḥ וְאָֽנֹכִ֗י and I wə·’ā·nō·ḵî אוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙ will show you ’ō·w·ḏî·‘ă·ḵā אֵ֣ת - ’êṯ אֲשֶֽׁר־ what ’ă·šer- תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה you are to do . ta·‘ă·śeh וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ You are to anoint ū·mā·šaḥ·tā לִ֔י for Me lî אֵ֥ת - ’êṯ אֲשֶׁר־ the one ’ă·šer- אֹמַ֖ר I indicate ’ō·mar אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ - .” ’ê·le·ḵā 1 Samuel 16:4 שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל So Samuel šə·mū·’êl אֵ֚ת - ’êṯ וַיַּ֣עַשׂ did way·ya·‘aś אֲשֶׁ֣ר what ’ă·šer יְהוָ֔ה YHWH Yah·weh דִּבֶּ֣ר had said dib·ber וַיָּבֹ֖א and went way·yā·ḇō בֵּ֣ית vvv bêṯ לָ֑חֶם to Bethlehem . lā·ḥem זִקְנֵ֤י When the elders ziq·nê הָעִיר֙ of the town hā·‘îr לִקְרָאת֔וֹ met him , liq·rā·ṯōw וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ they trembled way·ye·ḥer·ḏū וַיֹּ֖אמֶר and asked , way·yō·mer בּוֹאֶֽךָ׃ “ Do you come bō·w·’e·ḵā שָׁלֹ֥ם in peace ?” šā·lōm 1 Samuel 16:5 שָׁל֗וֹם “ In peace , ” šā·lō·wm וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀ he replied . way·yō·mer בָּ֔אתִי “ I have come bā·ṯî לִזְבֹּ֤חַ to sacrifice liz·bō·aḥ לַֽיהוָה֙ to YHWH . Yah·weh הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ Consecrate yourselves hiṯ·qad·də·šū וּבָאתֶ֥ם and come ū·ḇā·ṯem אִתִּ֖י with me ’it·tî בַּזָּ֑בַח to the sacrifice .” baz·zā·ḇaḥ וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ Then he consecrated way·qad·dêš אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשַׁי֙ Jesse yi·šay וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- בָּנָ֔יו and his sons bā·nāw וַיִּקְרָ֥א and invited way·yiq·rā לָהֶ֖ם them lā·hem לַזָּֽבַח׃ to the sacrifice . laz·zā·ḇaḥ 1 Samuel 16:6 וַיְהִ֣י - way·hî בְּבוֹאָ֔ם When they arrived , bə·ḇō·w·’ām וַיַּ֖רְא Samuel saw way·yar אֶת־ - ’eṯ- אֱלִיאָ֑ב Eliab ’ĕ·lî·’āḇ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר and said , way·yō·mer אַ֛ךְ “ Surely ’aḵ נֶ֥גֶד here before ne·ḡeḏ יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh מְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ [is His] anointed .” mə·šî·ḥōw 1 Samuel 16:7 יְהוָ֜ה But YHWH Yah·weh וַיֹּ֨אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל Samuel , šə·mū·’êl אַל־ “ Do not ’al- תַּבֵּ֧ט consider tab·bêṭ אֶל־ . . . ’el- מַרְאֵ֛הוּ his appearance mar·’ê·hū וְאֶל־ . . . wə·’el- גְּבֹ֥הַּ or height gə·ḇō·ah קוֹמָת֖וֹ . . . , qō·w·mā·ṯōw כִּ֣י for kî

