Exodus 9:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאוּלָ֗ם בַּעֲב֥וּר זֹאת֙ הֶעֱמַדְתִּ֔יךָ בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְאֹתְךָ֣ אֶת־כֹּחִ֑י וּלְמַ֛עַן סַפֵּ֥ר שְׁמִ֖י בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ

Transliteration

But wəʾûlām for purpose of baʿăbûr this heʿĕmadtîkā for purpose of baʿăbûr harʾōtəkā ʾet-my kōḥî and so that ûləmaʿan sappēr my šəmî in all-the hāʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

• *wəʾûlām*: conjunction + adverb - but/however
• *baʿăbûr*: preposition - for the sake of/because of
• *heʿĕmadtîkā*: perfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix, Hiphil form - I have caused you to stand
• *harʾōtəkā*: infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix, Hiphil form - to show you
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *kōḥî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my power
• *ûləmaʿan*: conjunction + preposition - and so that/in order that
• *sappēr*: infinitive construct, Piel form - to declare/tell
• *šəmî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my name
• *hāʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land

Word Meanings

• *wəʾûlām*: but/however/nevertheless
• *heʿĕmadtîkā*: I have caused you to stand/raised you up/maintained you
• *harʾōtəkā*: to show you/to cause you to see
• *kōḥî*: power/strength/might
• *sappēr*: declare/recount/proclaim

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And indeed, for this purpose, I have raised you up, to show in you my power; that my name may be declared throughout all the earth.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yet in very dede for this cause haue I sterred the vpp, for to shewe my power in the, and to declare my name thorow out all the worlde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yet haue I stered ye vp for this cause, euen to shew my power vpon ye, and that my name might be declared in all londes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  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.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in very deede for this cause haue I kept thee, for to shewe thee my power, and that my name may be declared throughout all the worlde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `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;

• 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.

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But, for this very reason, I have kept you from destruction, to make clear to you my power, and so that my name may be honoured through all the earth.

• 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;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But for this purpose I have caused you to stand: to show you my strength, and so that my name may be declared in all the earth.

Referenced Verses

• Rom 9:17 : 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.'
• Prov 16:4 : 4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.
• 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.
• 1 Pet 2:8 : 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.
• Exod 14:17 : 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.
• Exod 15:11-16 : 11 Who is like You, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, awesome in praises, working wonders? 12 You stretched out Your right hand, and the earth swallowed them. 13 In Your steadfast love, You led the people You redeemed; in Your strength, You guided them to Your holy dwelling. 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. 16 Terror and dread fall upon them; by the greatness of Your arm, they are still as a stone, until Your people pass by, LORD, until the people You have purchased pass by.
• Exod 18:11 : 11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He acted against those who treated Israel arrogantly.
• Josh 2:10-11 : 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. 11 When we heard of it, our hearts melted, and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.
• 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.
• 1 Chr 16:24 : 24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
• Ps 64:9 : 9 Their own tongues will cause their downfall; all who see them will shake their heads.
• Isa 63:12-14 : 12 who sent his glorious arm of power to be at Moses' right hand, who divided the waters before them to gain for himself an everlasting name, 13 who led them through the depths? Like a horse in open country, they did not stumble; 14 like cattle that go down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. This is how you guided your people to make for yourself a glorious name.
• Mal 1:11 : 11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting, my name will be great among the nations. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be brought to my name, because my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of Hosts.
• Mal 1:14 : 14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.
• 1 Pet 2:19 : 19 For this is commendable: if someone endures grief, suffering unjustly because of their conscience toward God.
• Jude 1:4 : 4 For certain people have secretly slipped in among you—those who were written about long ago as being destined for this condemnation. They are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into a license for immorality and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
• Exod 14:4 : 4 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them. But I will use Pharaoh and his whole army to demonstrate my glory, so that the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” The Israelites did as they were instructed.
• Ps 136:10-15 : 10 To Him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for His steadfast love endures forever. 11 And brought Israel out from among them, for His steadfast love endures forever. 12 With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, for His steadfast love endures forever. 13 To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts, for His steadfast love endures forever. 14 And made Israel pass through its midst, for His steadfast love endures forever. 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for His steadfast love endures forever.
• Rom 9:22 : 22 What if God, wishing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience objects of wrath prepared for destruction?