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Exodus 15:Verse 23

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And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, because it was bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Ruth 1:20Numbers 33:8Ruth 1:20Numbers 33:8
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What Does Exodus 15:23 Mean?

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"When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. The Marah water crisis is Israel..."

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King James Versionarrow_forwardKJV

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

American Standard Versionarrow_forwardASV

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

American King James Versionarrow_forwardAKJV

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

KJV with Apocryphaarrow_forwardKJVA

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Bible in Basic Englisharrow_forwardBBE

And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.

Young's Literal Translationarrow_forwardYLT

and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter; therefore hath one called its name Marah.

New Heart English Biblearrow_forwardNHEB

When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

NHEB Messianic Editionarrow_forwardNHEBME

When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

NHEB Jehovah Editionarrow_forwardNHEBJE

When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

Darby Translationarrow_forwardDarby

And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Webster Biblearrow_forwardWebster

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah; for they [were] bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Geneva Bible 1599arrow_forwardGeneva1599

And whe they came to Marah, they could not drinke of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

Douay-Rheimsarrow_forwardDRC

And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara because they were bitter: whereupon he gave a name also agreeable to the place, calling it Mara, that is, bitterness.

Rotherham Biblearrow_forwardRotherham

and, when they came in towards Marah they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter,—for this cause, was the name thereof called Marah.

Literal Translationarrow_forwardLITV

And they came to Marah. And they were not able to drink water from Marah, for it was bitter. Therefore, one called its name Marah.

Updated King Jamesarrow_forwardUKJV

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Lexham English Biblearrow_forwardLEB

And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore ⌞it was named⌟ Marah.

Jewish Publication Societyarrow_forwardJPS

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Catholic Public Domainarrow_forwardCPDV

And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it ‘Marah,’ that is, bitterness.

Berean Study Biblearrow_forwardBSB

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

Revised Websterarrow_forwardRWebster

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)arrow_forwardWycliffe

And thei camen in to Marath, and thei miyten not drynk the watris of Marath, for tho weren bittere; wherfor and he puttide a couenable name to the place, and clepide it Mara, that is, bitternesse.

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