Psalm 26:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not takeתֶּאֱסֹ֣ף
(te·'e·sof)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
my soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
away 
 
622: to gather, removea prim. root
[along] with sinners,חַטָּאִ֣ים
(chat·ta·'im)
2400: sinful, sinnersfrom chata
Norאַל־
(al-)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
my life 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
with menאַנְשֵׁ֖י
(an·shei)
376: manfrom an unused word
of bloodshed,דָמִ֣ים
(da·mim)
1818: blooda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Gather
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
not my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
with sinners
chatta'  (khat-taw')
a criminal, or one accounted guilty -- offender, sinful, sinner.
nor my life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
with bloody
dam  (dawm)
blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Do not take my soul away along with sinners, Nor my life with men of bloodshed,

King James Bible
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not destroy me along with sinners, or my life along with men of bloodshed

International Standard Version
Do not group me with sinners, nor include me with men who shed blood.

NET Bible
Do not sweep me away with sinners, or execute me along with violent people,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do not destroy me with the sinners, or my life with bloody men.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Do not sweep away my soul along with hardened sinners or my life along with bloodthirsty people.

King James 2000 Bible
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
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