| 10. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayhî} ‘and it happened’, introducing a new narrative episode. The temporal subordinate clause kekalloto {כְּכַלֹּתוֹ | ke·kallō·tô} ‘as he finished’ precedes the main action. The infinitive lehaalot {לְהַעֲלוֹת | lə·ha·‘ă·lōṯ} with its object haolah {הָעֹלָה | hā·‘ō·lāh} functions as a purpose construction indicating the sacrificial act. Vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə·hin·nêh} ‘behold’ signals a sudden development by parataxis. The perfect ba {בָּא | bā} ‘he came’ is followed by the vav-consecutive imperfect vayetze {וַיֵּצֵא | way·yē·tse’} ‘and he went out’. The coordinated infinitives likrato {לִקְרָאתוֹ | li·qrā·ṯō} and levarakho {לְבָרֲכֽוֹ | lə·wā·rä·ḵō} each express purpose, clarifying Saul’s intention and creating a concise narrative progression that highlights the immediacy of Samuel’s arrival and Saul’s responsive action. |