KJV King James Version
And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
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Exodus 9:16
And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
WEB World English Bible
but indeed for this cause I have made you stand: to show you my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth;
ASV American Standard Version
but in very deed for this cause have I made thee to stand, to show thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;
Surrounding context — Exodus 9
13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that [there is] none like me in all the earth.
15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
16 And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up, for to shew [in] thee my power; and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.
17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now.
19 Send therefore now, [and] gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home, the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאוּלָ֗םH199 · u.lambutבַּעֲב֥וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofזֹאת֙H2063 · zotthisהֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָH5975 · a.madto stand: standבַּעֲב֖וּרH5668 · a.vurfor the sake ofהַרְאֹתְךָ֣H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כֹּחִ֑יH3581 · ko.achreptileוּלְמַ֛עַןH4616 · ma.anbecauseסַפֵּ֥רH5608 · sa.pharto recountשְׁמִ֖יH8034 · shemnameבְּכָל־H3605 · kolallהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Romans 9:17For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.Psalm 83:17-18Let them be confounded and troubled for ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish:Psalm 64:9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.1 Chronicles 16:24Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.Exodus 14:4And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I [am] the LORD. And they did so.Exodus 14:17And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.Romans 9:22[What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.1 Peter 2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.Jude 1:4For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.Psalm 136:10-15To him that smote Egypt in their firstborn: for his mercy [endureth] for ever:Joshua 2:10-11For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.1 Peter 2:19For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.Malachi 1:14But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name [is] dreadful among the heathen.Exodus 15:11-16Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders?1 Samuel 4:8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
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