518 B

Raw Blame History

The elders of the city were trembling as they came to meet him

It seems the elders were trembling because they were worried that Samuel came to rebuke them. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

In peace

This can be stated as a complete sentence. AT: "Yes, I have come in peace" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)

to set ... apart

To set someone apart means to get that person ready for Yahweh's purposes by making sure that person is ritually clean according to the law of Moses.