Exodus 15:23

"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."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

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.

DBY DBY

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.

KJV King James Version

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.

WBT WBT

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.

WEB WEB

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

YLT YLT

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.