What makes a textual element significant is the purpose for its inclusion. For example, why did the author of 1 Samuel use “voice” in 15:1, “the voice of the word of Yahweh”? If you suspect that it is purposeful—and it is—then it is significant. Make a note of it. At this stage of determining authorial saying, you might not know exactly why it was said, but mark it as something to follow in the next stage of discerning authorial doing. Of course, on occasion you might have to go back to exploring