Exodus 15:24
What does Exodus 15:24 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 15:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the people, crying out against Moses, said, What are we to have for drink?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the people murmur against Moses, saying, `What do we drink?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the people murmured against Moses, saying: What shall we drink?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
Context
v.23And 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.
v.24This passage
v.25And he cried unto Jehovah; and Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 21:5
And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
- Numbers 16:41
But on the morrow all the congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of Jehovah.
- Numbers 17:10
And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put back the rod of Aaron before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the children of rebellion; that thou mayest make an end of their murmurings against me, that they die not.
- Psalms 78:19
Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?
- Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling words), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
- 1 Corinthians 10:10
Neither murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.
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