King James Version

Psalms 16:5

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

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יְֽהוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).מְנָתmenatsuch things as belongedמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “such things as belonged”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4490properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a ration; also a lotsuch things as belonged, part, portion.חֶלְקִ֥יchelqiflatteryחֵלֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “flattery”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2506properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotmentflattery, inheritance, part, [idiom] partake, portion.וְכוֹסִ֑יvekhosiand cupכּוֹסconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and cup”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).אַ֝תָּ֗הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.תּוֹמִ֥יךְtomikheholdתָּמַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “hold”, a verb used as a describing wordH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).גּוֹרָלִֽיgoralilotגּוֹרָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1486properly, a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose); figuratively, a portion or destiny (as if determined by lot)lot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.

World English Bible

Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Douay-Rheims

Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O LORD, the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup, Thou maintainest my lot.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος μερὶς τῆς κληρονομίας μου καὶ τοῦ ποτηρίου μου, σὺ εἶ ὁ ἀποκαθιστῶν τὴν κληρονομίαν μου ἐμοί.