1 Samuel 24:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 24:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
צַדִּ֥יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מִמֶּ֑נִּי
min
H4480
from
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
הַטּוֹבָ֔ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וַאֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ
gâmal
H1580
to recompense
הָרָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to David, You are more righteous than I; for you have rendered to me good, whereas I have rendered to you evil.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to David, “You more righteous than I. For you did good to me, but I did evil to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).