אַל־תֶּאֱסֹ֣ף עִם־חַטָּאִ֣ים נַפְשִׁ֑י וְעִם־אַנְשֵׁ֖י דָמִ֣ים חַיָּֽי׃
Do not gather with sinners my soul, and with men of bloods my life.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אַל־ | al | “do not” | Negative particle |
| 2 | תֶּאֱסֹף | te’esof | “You gather” | Qal imperfect 2ms |
| 3 | עִם־ | ʿim | “with” | Preposition |
| 4 | חַטָּאִים | ḥaṭṭaʾim | “sinners” | N(mp absolute) |
| 5 | נַפְשִׁי | nafshi | “my soul” | N(fs) + suff 1cs |
| 6 | וְעִם־ | ve-ʿim | “and with” | Conj וְ + preposition |
| 7 | אַנְשֵׁי | anshe | “men of” | N(mp construct) |
| 8 | דָמִים | damim | “bloods” | N(mp absolute) |
| 9 | חַיָּי | ḥayyai | “my life” | N(mp) + suff 1cs |
Morphology
- אַל־ (al) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Negative particle; Translation: “Do not”; Notes: Used with imperfect for prohibition.
- תֶּאֱסֹף (te’esof) – Root: אסף (ʾ-s-p); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Binyan: Qal; Form: Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “You gather”; Notes: Addressed to YHWH.
- עִם־ (ʿim) – Root: —; Root Type: Preposition; Form: Preposition עִם; Translation: “With”; Notes: Introduces association.
- חַטָּאִים (ḥaṭṭaʾim) – Root: חטא (ḥ-ṭ-ʾ); Root Type: III-Aleph; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Sinners”; Notes: Those missing the mark.
- נַפְשִׁי (nafshi) – Root: נפשׁ (n-p-š); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun feminine singular + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “My soul”; Notes: Refers to the self.
- וְעִם־ (ve-ʿim) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle + preposition; Form: Conjunction וְ + preposition עִם; Translation: “And with”; Notes: Adds parallel phrase.
- אַנְשֵׁי (anshe) – Root: אנשׁ (ʾ-n-š); Root Type: I-Aleph; Form: Noun masculine plural construct; Translation: “Men of”; Notes: Construct linking to next noun.
- דָמִים (damim) – Root: דם (d-m); Root Type: II-Weak; Form: Noun masculine plural absolute; Translation: “Bloods”; Notes: Indicates violence or bloodshed.
- חַיָּי (ḥayyai) – Root: חיה (ḥ-y-h); Root Type: III-He; Form: Noun masculine plural + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “My life”; Notes: Plural of intensity.