1 Samuel 24:17

NETBible

He said to David, “You are more innocent 1  than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

NIV ©

"You are more righteous than I," he said. "You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.

NASB ©

He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you.

NLT ©

And he said to David, "You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.

MSG ©

"You're the one in the right, not me," he continued. "You've heaped good on me; I've dumped evil on you.

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.

NRSV ©

He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

NKJV ©

Then he said to David: "You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.

KJV
And he said
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to David
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Thou [art] more righteous
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than I: for thou hast rewarded
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me good
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whereas I have rewarded
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thee evil
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NASB ©
He said
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to David
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, "You are more
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righteous
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than
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I; for you have dealt
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well
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with me, while I have dealt
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wickedly
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with you.
LXXM
(24:18) kai
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CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} saoul
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N-PRI
prov
<4314> 
PREP
dauid {N-PRI} dikaiov
<1342> 
A-NSM
su
<4771> 
P-NS
uper
<5228> 
PREP
eme
<1473> 
P-AS
oti
<3754> 
CONJ
su
<4771> 
P-NS
antapedwkav
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V-AAI-2S
moi
<1473> 
P-DS
agaya
<18> 
A-APN
egw
<1473> 
P-NS
de
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PRT
antapedwka
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V-AAI-1S
soi
<4771> 
P-DS
kaka
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A-APN
NET [draft] ITL
He said
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to
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David
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, “You
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are more innocent
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than
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I, for
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you
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have treated
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me well
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, even though I
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have tried
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to harm
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you!
HEBREW
herh
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Kytlmg
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ynaw
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hbwjh
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yntlmg
<01580>
hta
<0859>
yk
<03588>
ynmm
<04480>
hta
<0859>
qydu
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dwd
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la
<0413>
rmayw
<0559>
(24:17)
<24:18>
NETBible

He said to David, “You are more innocent 1  than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

NET Notes

1 tn Or “righteous” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “you are in the right”; NLT “are a better man than I am.”