| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 16:2:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 16:2:2 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵל֙shemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 16:2:3 ⧉אֵ֣יךְekhhow 1 Samuel 16:2:4 ⧉אֵלֵ֔ךְelekhshall I go 1 Samuel 16:2:5 ⧉וְשָׁמַ֥עveshamaand he will hear 1 Samuel 16:2:6 ⧉שָׁא֖וּלshaulSaul 1 Samuel 16:2:7 ⧉וַהֲרָגָ֑נִיvaharaganiand he will kill me 1 Samuel 16:2:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 16:2:9 ⧉יְהוָ֗הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 16:2:10 ⧉עֶגְלַ֤תegelata heifer of 1 Samuel 16:2:11 ⧉בָּקָר֙bakarcattle 1 Samuel 16:2:12 ⧉תִּקַּ֣חtikkakhtake 1 Samuel 16:2:13 ⧉בְּיָדֶ֔ךָbeyadekhain your hand 1 Samuel 16:2:14 ⧉וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔veamartaand you shall say 1 Samuel 16:2:15 ⧉לִזְבֹּ֥חַlizbokhato sacrifice 1 Samuel 16:2:16 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֖הlayahwehto the LORD 1 Samuel 16:2:17 ⧉בָּֽאתִי׃batiI have come |
| 2. Formal Translation And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” And the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Protector} said, “Take the heifer of the herd in your hand and say, ‘To sacrifice to the LORD I have come.’” |
| 2. Dynamic Translation But Samuel said, “How am I supposed to go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” The LORD {Yahweh, Shield Giver} replied, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’” |