1 Samuel 24:17
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And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
In other translations
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413דָּוִדdavidDavidH1732צַדִּיקtzadik[are] righteousH6662אַתָּה'atahyouH859מִמֶּנִּיmimenimore than IH4480כִּיkiforH3588אַתָּה'atahyouH859גְּמַלְתַּנִיgemaltaniyou have dealt out to meH1580הַטּוֹבָהhatovah<the> goodH2896וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589גְּמַלְתִּיךָgemaltikhaI have dealt out to youH1580הָרָעָה׃hara'ah<the> evilH7451
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Exodus 9:27And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
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