Exodus 15:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Exodus 15:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 15:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 15:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — World English Bible
Exodus 15:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Exodus 15:23 — American Standard Version
Exodus 15:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they <FI>are<Fi> bitter; therefore hath <FI>one<Fi> called its name Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 15:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Exodus 15:23 — Darby Translation
Exodus 15:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Exodus 15:23 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 15:23 in Context — Exodus 15
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
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.
24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
What Does Exodus 15:23 Mean?
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