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Exodus 15:23

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23Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named Marah.o

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  1. omarah: This name in Hebrew means “bitter”.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah.

NLTNew Living Translation

When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King 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.