Psalm 16:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
Multiplied are their griefs, [Who] have hastened backward; I pour not out their libations of blood, Nor do I take up their names on my lips.

King James Bible
Their 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.

Hebrew
Sorrows
עַצְּבוֹתָם֮ (‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6094: A idol, a pain, wound

will multiply
יִרְבּ֥וּ (yir·bū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

to those who chase
מָ֫הָ֥רוּ (mā·hā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

other gods.
אַחֵ֪ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

I will not
בַּל־ (bal-)
Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

pour out
אַסִּ֣יךְ (’as·sîḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5258: To pour out, a libation, to cast, to anoint a, king

their libations
נִסְכֵּיהֶ֣ם (nis·kê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5262: A libation, a cast idol

of blood,
מִדָּ֑ם (mid·dām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

or
וּֽבַל־ (ū·ḇal-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

speak
אֶשָּׂ֥א (’eś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

their names
שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם (mō·w·ṯām)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8034: A name

with
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my lips.
שְׂפָתָֽי׃ (śə·p̄ā·ṯāy)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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