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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Youאַתָּהare more righteousצַדִּיקthan I,מִמֶּנִּיforכִּיyouאַתָּהhave repaid meגְּמַלְתַּנִיwith good,הַטּוֹבָהand Iוַאֲנִיhave repaid youגְּמַלְתִּיךָwith evil.הָרָעָה
1 Samuel 24:17
Study it in the app“He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me with good, and I have repaid you with evil.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 24:17, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- are more righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- have repaid meגְּמַלְתַּgemalta
repay
To treat someone as they deserve.
Where else “gemalta” appears- with goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- with evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears
The context
16When David had finished speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.
17 · This verse (above)
18You have made known today how you have dealt well with me, in that YHWH delivered me into your hand, and you did not kill me.