1 Samuel 24:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

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

King James Bible
And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

Hebrew
and said
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

David,
דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

“You
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are more righteous
צַדִּ֥יק (ṣad·dîq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6662: Just, righteous

than I,
מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

have rewarded me
גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי (gə·mal·ta·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen

with good,
הַטּוֹבָ֔ה (haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

though I
וַאֲנִ֖י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

have rewarded you
גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ (gə·mal·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1580: To deal fully or adequately with, deal out to, wean, ripen

with evil.
הָרָעָֽה׃ (hā·rā·‘āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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