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Parallel 1 SAM 24:17

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) and told David, “You’re more righteous than I am, because you were good to me even when I did evil things to you.OET logo mark

OET-LV (SA1 24:18) [fn] and_he/it_said to Dāvid are_righteous you more_than_I if/because you you_have_dealt_out_to_me (the)_good and_I I_have_dealt_out_to_you (the)_evil.


24:18 Note: KJB: 1Sam.24.17OET logo mark

UHB 18 וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד צַדִּ֥יק אַתָּ֖ה מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣⁠נִי הַ⁠טּוֹבָ֔ה וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥י⁠ךָ הָ⁠רָעָֽה׃ ‡
   (18 va⁠yyoʼmer ʼel-dāvid ʦaddiq ʼattāh mimme⁠nnī kiy ʼattāh gəmalta⁠nī ha⁠ţţōⱱāh va⁠ʼₐniy gəmaltiy⁠kā hā⁠rāˊāh.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (SA1 24:18) Καὶ εἶπε Σαοὺλ πρὸς Δαυὶδ, δίκαιος σὺ ὑπὲρ ἐμὲ, ὅτι σὺ ἀνταπέδωκάς μοι ἀγαθά, ἐγὼ δὲ ἀνταπέδωκά σοι κακά.
   (Kai eipe Saʼoul pros Dawid, dikaios su huper eme, hoti su antapedōkas moi agatha, egō de antapedōka soi kaka.)

BrTr (SA1 24:18) And Saul said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee evil.


ULT And he said to David, “You, are more righteous than I. For you did good to me, but I did evil to you.

UST He told David, “You are a better person than I am. I tried to do something very bad to you, but you did something very good to me.

BSB & MSB and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

OEB No OEB SA1 24:17 book available

WEBBE & WMBB He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.

NET He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

LSV And he says to David, “You [are] more righteous than I; for you have done me good, and I have done you evil;

FBV He told David, “You are a better person than I am, because you have repaid me with good, but I have repaid you with evil.

T4T He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.

LEB Then he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.

BBE And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.

Moff No Moff SA1 24:17 book available

JPS (SA1 24:18) (24-19) And thou hast declared this day how that thou hast dealt well with me; forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me up into thy hand, thou didst not kill me.

ASV And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

DRA (SA1 24:18) And he said to David: Thou art more just than I: for thou hast done good to me, and I have rewarded thee with evil.

YLT And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou [art] than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

Drby And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

RV And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
   (And he said to David, Thou/You art more righteous than I: for thou/you hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee/you evil.)

SLT And he will say to David, Thou art just above me, for thou didst reward me good and I rewarded thee evil.

Wbstr And he said to David, thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.

KJB-1769 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
   (And he said to David, Thou/You art more righteous than I: for thou/you hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee/you evil.)

KJB-1611 And he said to Dauid, Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast rewarded mee good, whereas I haue rewarded thee euill.
   (And he said to David, Thou/You art more righteous then I: for thou/you hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee/you evil.)

Bshps And sayde to Dauid, Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, where as I haue rewarded thee with euyll.
   (And said to David, Thou/You art more righteous then I: for thou/you hast rewarded me with good, where as I have rewarded thee/you with evil.)

Gnva Whe Dauid had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul sayd, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? and Saul lift vp his voice, and wept,
   (When David had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul said, Is this thy/your voice, my son David? and Saul lift up his voice, and wept,)

Cvdl and saide vnto Dauid: Thou art more righteous then I: for thou hast recompesed me good, but I haue rewarded the euell.
   (and said unto David: Thou/You art more righteous then I: for thou/you hast recompensed me good, but I have rewarded the evil.)

Wycl (SA1 24:18) And he seide to Dauid, Thou art more iust than Y; for thou yauest goodis to me; forsothe Y yeldide yuelis to thee.
   (And he said to David, Thou/You art more just than I; for thou/you gavest/gave goods to me; for_certain/truly I yielded evils to thee/you.)

Luth (SA1 24:18) Und sprach zu David: Du bist gerechter denn ich. Du hast mir Gutes beweiset, ich aber habe dir Böses beweiset.
   (And spoke to/for David: You(sg) are fair/just because/than I. You(sg) have to_me goodness/good_(person) proves, I but have you/to_you(sg) evil(n) proves.)

ClVg (SA1 24:18) dixitque ad David: Justior tu es quam ego: tu enim tribuisti mihi bona, ego autem reddidi tibi mala.
   (and_said to David: More_just you(sg) you_are how I: you(sg) because you_gave to_me good(s), I however I_returned to_you evil.)


HAP Hebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

צַדִּ֥יק אַתָּ֖ה מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣⁠נִי הַ⁠טּוֹבָ֔ה וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥י⁠ךָ הָ⁠רָעָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/towards Dāvid law-abiding/just you(ms) more,than_I that/for/because/then/when you(ms) you,have_dealt_out_to_me (the),good and,I I,have_dealt_out_to_you (the),evil )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since you did good to me, but I did evil to you, you are more righteous than I]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / events

אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣⁠נִי הַ⁠טּוֹבָ֔ה וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥י⁠ךָ הָ⁠רָעָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/towards Dāvid law-abiding/just you(ms) more,than_I that/for/because/then/when you(ms) you,have_dealt_out_to_me (the),good and,I I,have_dealt_out_to_you (the),evil )

Saul is describing one event before describing another event that preceded it. In your translation, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they happened. Alternate translation: [even though I did evil to you, you then did good to me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣⁠נִי הַ⁠טּוֹבָ֔ה וַ⁠אֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥י⁠ךָ הָ⁠רָעָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to/towards Dāvid law-abiding/just you(ms) more,than_I that/for/because/then/when you(ms) you,have_dealt_out_to_me (the),good and,I I,have_dealt_out_to_you (the),evil )

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of good and evil, you could express these ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [you did something good to me, but I did something evil to you] or [even though I did something evil to you, you then did something good to me]

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