Psalm 16

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VerseKJVBSBASV
4Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips.Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
they will increaseיִרְבּ֥וּyir-BUH7235A
to multiply

רָבָה (ra.vah) 1) be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become many, become numerous, multiply (of people, animals, things) 1a2) to be or grow great 1b) (Piel) to make large, enlarge, increase, become many 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make much, make many, have many 1c1a) to multiply, increase 1c1b) to make much to do, do much in respect of, transgress greatly 1c1c) to increase greatly or exceedingly 1c2) to make great, enlarge, do much Aramaic equivalent: re.vah (רְבָה "to grow great" H7236)

sorrows theirעַצְּבוֹתָם֮a-tze-vo-TAMH6094
injury

עַצֶּ֫בֶת (ats.tse.vet) pain, hurt, injury, sorrow, wound

[those who] another [god]אַחֵ֪ר'a-CHERH0312
another

אַחֵר (a.cher) 1) another, other, following 1a) following, further 1b) other, different

they hurried afterמָ֫הָ֥רוּma-HA-ruH4116A
to hasten

מָהַר (ma.har) 1)(Qal) to hasten 1a) (Niphal) to be hurried, be anxious 1a) hasty, precipitate, impetuous 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to hasten, make haste 1b2) hasten (used as adverb with another verb) 1b3) to hasten, prepare quickly, do quickly, bring quickly

notבַּל־bal-H1077
not

בַּל (bal) not, hardly, else

I will pour outאַסִּ֣יךְ'a-SIKHH5258A
to pour

נָסַךְ (na.sakh) 1) to pour out, pour, offer, cast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour out 1a2) to cast metal images 1a3) to anoint (a king) 1b) (Niphal) to be anointed 1c) (Piel) to pour out (as a libation) 1d) (Hiphil) to pour out libations 1e) (Hophal) to be poured out Aramaic equivalent: ne.sakh (נְסַךְ "to pour" H5260)

drink offerings theirנִסְכֵּיהֶ֣םnis-kei-HEMH5262
drink offering

נְסַךְ (ne.sakh) something poured out, libation, drink offering, libation offering Aramaic of ne.sekh (נֶ֫סֶךְ "drink offering" H5262)

from bloodמִדָּ֑םmi-DAMH1818
blood

דָּם (dam) 1) blood 1a) of wine (fig.)

and notוּֽבַל־u-val-H1077
not

בַּל (bal) not, hardly, else

I will takeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e-SA'H5375G
to exalt

מִתְנַשֵּׂא (mit.nas.se) (Hithpael) one who exalts himself A grammatical form of na.sa (נָשָׂא ": raise" H5375)

names theirשְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗םSHE-mo-TAMH8034
name

שֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036)

onעַל־'al-H5921A
upon

עַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) …

lips myשְׂפָתָֽי׃se-fa-TAIH8193G
lips

שָׂפָה (sa.phah) : lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.