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Samuel was so invested in Saul\u2019s monarchy that he was literally in mourning over its loss. God basically told him to get over it and ordered him to Bethlehem to anoint an as yet unnamed son of Jesse to succeed Saul. Samuel complained: \u201cHow can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will have me killed.\u201d God replied: \u201cTake along a calf and say you are going to offer a sacrifice to God\u201d (2).<\/span><\/p>\n

This verse features prominently in the following talmudic passage (Yebamot 65b):<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Ile’a further stated in the name of R. Eleazar son of R. Simeon: One may (<\/span>mutar<\/span><\/em>) modify a statement (<\/span>leshanot<\/span><\/em>) in the interests of peace, for it is said in Scripture, \u201cYour father commanded before his death, so shall you say to Joseph: Please forgive your brothers\u2019 wrongdoing,\u201d etc.* R. Nathan said: It is a commandment (<\/span>mitzvah<\/span><\/em>), for it is stated in Scripture, \u201cAnd Samuel said: \u2018How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me\u2019,\u201d etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Note, first and foremost, that the Talmud does not solicit or condone outright lying (<\/span>leshaker<\/span><\/em>), only being evasive. Since Samuel indeed prepared for a sacrifice (5), which became the \u201ccover\u201d under which he met the sons of Jesse and discovered young David, he was actually telling the truth. Perhaps, in this case, it was not the whole truth, but surely it was nothing but the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

    *Genesis 50: 16. There is no textual evidence that Jacob actually gave these instructions to his sons, allowing for the insinuation that the words, designed to appease Joseph and preserve household harmony, were their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

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