וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד צַדִּ֥יק אַתָּ֖ה מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי הַטֹּובָ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ הָרָעָֽה׃
And he said to Dawid, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me with good, while I have repaid you with evil.
Morphology
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Standard narrative verb.
- אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד (el-Dawid) – Root: דוד (Dawid); Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “to Dawid”; Notes: Indicates the recipient of speech.
- צַדִּ֥יק (tsaddiq) – Root: צדק (tsedeq); Form: Adjective, masculine singular; Translation: “righteous”; Notes: Describes moral standing.
- אַתָּ֖ה (attah) – Root: אתה (attah); Form: Pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Subject of the statement.
- מִמֶּ֑נִּי (mimmenni) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “than I”; Notes: Comparative statement.
- כִּ֤י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
- אַתָּה֙ (attah) – Root: אתה (attah); Form: Pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “you”; Notes: Subject repetition for emphasis.
- גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִי (gemaltani) – Root: גמל (gamal); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “you have repaid me”; Notes: Completed action.
- הַטֹּובָ֔ה (ha-tovah) – Root: טוב (tov); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the good”; Notes: Direct object.
- וַאֲנִ֖י (va-ani) – Root: אני (ani); Form: Pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “but I”; Notes: Contrastive emphasis.
- גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָ (gemaltikha) – Root: גמל (gamal); Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I have repaid you”; Notes: Parallel to previous verb.
- הָרָעָֽה׃ (ha-raʿah) – Root: רע (raʿ); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the evil”; Notes: Direct object.