| 3. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with a vav consecutive imperfect in veqarata {וְקָרָ֥אתָ | və-qā-rā-ṯā} ‘and you shall call,’ which transitions the narrative to a direct command. The phrase lə-yīshai {לְיִשַׁ֖י | lə-yī-šāy} identifies Jesse as the addressee. The causative hifil stem of odi’akh {אוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙ | ō-dî-ʿă-ḵā} ‘I will make known to you’ introduces the dependent object clause marked by the relative connector a-sher-ta-ʿă-sê {אֲשֶֽׁר־תַּעֲשֶׂה | ʾă-šer-ta-ʿă-sê} ‘what you shall do.’ The conjunction ū-mā-šāḥ-tā {וּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣ | ū-mā-šāḥ-tā} ‘and you shall anoint’ links the second directive paratactically. The repeated relative clause a-sher-ʾō-mar {אֲשֶׁר־אֹמַר | ʾă-šer-ʾō-mar} ‘which I will say’ reinforces the conditional nature of the task. The precise use of the direct object marker ʾēt {אֵת | ʾēt} underscores specificity. Together, the patterns of vav consecutive, relative clauses, and the causative stem emphasize the authoritative sequence of divine instruction. |