Reward Good, Reward Good for Evil (גָּמָל טוֹבָה, גָּמָל טוֹבָה תַּחַת רָעָה)
Reward Good, Reward Good for Evil (גָּמָל טוֹבָה, גָּמָל טוֹבָה תַּחַת רָעָה)

Reward Good, Reward Good for Evil

Do a good deed. Respond with a good deed even when a bad deed has been done against you.

("And he said to him, 'David, you are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me good, and I have rewarded you evil.'" - 1 Samuel 24:17, Saul to David)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גָּמָל טוֹבָה, גָּמָל טוֹבָה תַּחַת רָעָה

Definition (Hebrew)

עֲשֵׂה מַעֲשֶׂה טוֹב. הֵשִׁיב בַּעֲשִׂיַּת מַעֲשֶׂה טוֹב לַמְרוֹת שֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה כְּלַפָּיו מַעֲשֶׂה רַע.

("וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל, דָּוִד צַדִּיק אַתָּה מִמֶּנִּי, כִּי אַתָּה גְּמַלְתַּנִי הַטּוֹבָה וַאֲנִי גְּמַלְתִּיךָ הָרָעָה"- שְׁמוּאֵל א כַּד יז, שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד)

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