Verse 17

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Til dette formål har jeg hevet deg opp, for å vise min makt i deg, og for at mitt navn skal bli kunngjort over hele jorden.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For Skriften sier til Farao: "Det var nettopp til dette jeg vekket deg, for at jeg kan vise min kraft i deg, og for at mitt navn kan bli kunngjort over hele jorden."

• Norsk King James

  For skriften sier til Farao: Til dette formål har jeg hevet deg opp, for å vise min kraft i deg, og at mitt navn må bli forkynt over hele jorden.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For Skriften sier til farao: «Til dette har jeg reist deg opp, for at jeg kan vise min makt på deg, og for at mitt navn kan bli forkynt over hele jorden.»

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For Skriften sier til Farao: «For dette samme har jeg reist deg opp, at jeg ved deg kunne vise min makt, og at mitt navn kunne forkynnes over hele jorden.»

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For Skriften sier til farao: «For dette formål vekket jeg deg opp, for at min kraft skulle bli vist i deg, og for at mitt navn skulle bli forkynt over hele jorden.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Til dette formål har jeg oppreist deg, for å vise min makt på deg, og for at mitt navn skal bli forkynt over hele jorden.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For Skriften sier til Farao: 'For dette formålet har jeg oppreist deg, for å vise min kraft i deg, og for at mitt navn skal bli forkynt over hele jorden.'

• gpt4.5-preview

  For Skriften sier til farao: «Nettopp derfor har jeg oppreist deg, for at jeg kunne vise min makt på deg, og for at mitt navn skulle forkynnes over hele jorden.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For Skriften sier til farao: «Nettopp derfor har jeg oppreist deg, for at jeg kunne vise min makt på deg, og for at mitt navn skulle forkynnes over hele jorden.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Skriften sier til farao: 'Jeg har reist deg opp nettopp for dette, for at jeg kunne vise min makt på deg, og for at mitt navn skulle bli proklamert over hele jorden.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Nettopp for dette har jeg oppreist deg, for at jeg skal vise min kraft i deg, og for at mitt navn skal forkynnes over hele jorden.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi Skriften siger til Pharao: Just til dette har jeg opreist dig, at jeg vilde vise min Magt paa dig, og paa det at mit Navn skulde forkyndes paa al Jorden.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For 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 thughout all the earth.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Nettopp derfor har jeg oppreist deg, for at jeg skal kunne vise min makt i deg, og at mitt navn skal bli forkynt over hele jorden.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show My power in you, and that My name might be declared throughout all the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For 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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Til dette formål lot jeg deg reise, for at jeg kunne vise min kraft i deg, og at mitt navn kunne bli kjent utover hele jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For Skriften sier til Farao—For dette formål har jeg oppreist deg, for at jeg kunne vise min makt i deg, og at mitt navn kunne proklameres over hele jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For Skriften sier til farao: Nettopp til dette formål oppreiste jeg deg, for at jeg kunne vise min makt i deg, og at mitt navn kunne bli forkynt over hele jorden.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For Skriften sier til Farao: Til dette formål har jeg satt deg på tronen, for å vise min makt gjennom deg, og for at mitt navn skal bli kjent på hele jorden.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For the scripture sayth vnto Pharao: Even for this same purpose have I stered ye vp to shewe my power on ye and that my name myght be declared thorow out all the worlde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For the scripture sayeth vnto Pharao: For this cause haue I stered the vp, euen to shewe my power on the, that my name mighte be declared in all lodes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the Scripture saith vnto Pharao, For this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp, that I might shewe my power in thee, and that my Name might be declared throughout al the earth.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For the scripture sayth vnto Pharao: Euen for this same purpose haue I stirred thee vp, to shewe my power in thee, & that my name myght be declared throughout all the worlde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for the Writing saith to Pharaoh -- `For this very thing I did raise thee up, that I might shew in thee My power, and that My name might be declared in all the land;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, For this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show in thee my power, and that my name might be published abroad in all the earth.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the holy Writings say to Pharaoh, For this same purpose did I put you on high, so that I might make my power seen in you, and that there might be knowledge of my name through all the earth.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, "For this very purpose I caused you to be raised up, that I might show in you my power, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the scripture says to Pharaoh:“For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I may demonstrate my power in you, and that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 9:16 : 16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Prov 16:4 : 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
• John 17:26 : 26 I have made Your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.
• Rom 11:4 : 4 But what was God’s answer to him? "I have reserved for Myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal."
• Gal 3:8 : 8 The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: 'All nations will be blessed through you.'
• Gal 3:22 : 22 But the Scripture imprisoned everything under sin, so that the promise, by faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
• Gal 4:30 : 30 But what does the Scripture say? 'Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.'
• Isa 10:5-6 : 5 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger, in whose hands is the staff of My indignation! 6 I send him against a godless nation; I dispatch him against a people at My wrath, to seize plunder, to take spoil, and to trample them down like mud in the streets.
• Isa 37:20 : 20 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You, LORD, alone are God.
• Isa 45:1-3 : 1 This is what the LORD says to His anointed one, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have strengthened to subdue nations before him and to strip kings of their armor, to open doors before him so that gates will not be shut. 2 I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron. 3 I will give you treasures hidden in darkness, and riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by name.
• Jer 27:6-7 : 6 Now I have handed over all these lands to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant. I have even given him the wild animals to serve him. 7 All nations will serve him, his son, and his grandson until the time for his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings will make him their slave.
• Dan 4:22 : 22 You will be driven away from people, and you will live with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. Seven times will pass over you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to whomever He chooses.
• Dan 5:18-21 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.' 19 Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes.
• Exod 10:1-2 : 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, so that I may perform these signs of mine among them." 2 And so that you may tell in the hearing of your son and your grandson how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians and about the signs I performed among them, so that you will know that I am the LORD.
• Exod 14:17-18 : 17 I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so they will pursue them. I will gain glory through Pharaoh, his entire army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.
• Exod 15:14-15 : 14 The peoples have heard; they tremble; anguish has seized the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 The chiefs of Edom are dismayed; the leaders of Moab tremble; the inhabitants of Canaan melt away.
• Exod 18:10-11 : 10 Jethro said, 'Blessed be the LORD, who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from under the hand of Egypt.' 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.
• Josh 2:9-9 : 9 and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given you this land and that fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. 10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.
• Josh 9:9 : 9 They answered him, “Your servants have come from a very distant land because of the name of the LORD your God. For we have heard of His fame and all He did in Egypt,
• 1 Sam 2:7-8 : 7 'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.' 8 'He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap to sit with nobles and inherit a seat of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; upon them He has set the world.'
• 1 Sam 4:8 : 8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every kind of plague in the wilderness.
• Esth 4:14 : 14 If you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows? Perhaps you have come to your royal position for such a time as this.
• Ps 83:17-18 : 17 Fill their faces with shame so that they will seek your name, O LORD. 18 Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; let them be disgraced and perish.