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Exodus 9:15

What does Exodus 9:15 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 9:15 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For now I had put forth my hand, and smitten thee and thy people with pestilence, and thou hadst been cut off from the earth:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For if I had put the full weight of my hand on you and your people, you would have been cut off from the earth:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

for now I have put forth My hand, and I smite thee, and thy people, with pestilence, and thou art hidden from the earth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For now I will stretch out my hand to strike thee, and thy people, with pestilence, and thou shalt perish from the earth.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For now shall I put forth my hand, and I will smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.

Context

v.14For I will this time send all my plagues upon thy heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

v.15This passage

v.16but 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 9:16

    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 9:6

    And Jehovah did that thing on the morrow; and all the cattle of Egypt died; but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

  • Exodus 12:29

    And it came to pass at midnight, that Jehovah smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the first-born of cattle.

  • 1 Kings 13:34

    And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

  • Exodus 14:28

    And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, even all the host of Pharaoh that went in after them into the sea; there remained not so much as one of them.

  • Exodus 11:4

    And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

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