Exodus 15:23
What does Exodus 15:23 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 15:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And 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.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 33:8
And they journeyed from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and they went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped in Marah.
- Ruth 1:20
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
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