Exodus 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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,”

Exodus 9:16 — World English Bible

Exodus 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Exodus 9:16 — American Standard Version

Exodus 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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;”

Exodus 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to shew thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth. ”

Exodus 9:16 — Darby Translation

Exodus 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in deede, for this cause haue I appointed thee, to shewe my power in thee, and to declare my Name throughout all the world.”

Exodus 9:16 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 9:16 in Context — Exodus 9

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.

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What Does Exodus 9:16 Mean?

Exodus 9:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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