And they set out from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped at Marah.
Exodus 15:23 - Revised Standard Version When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah [bitterness]. 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. Common English Bible When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink Marah’s water because it was bitter. That’s why it was called Marah. Catholic Public Domain Version And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it 'Marah,' that is, bitterness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And 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. |
And they set out from before Hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and they went a three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and encamped at Marah.
She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi, call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.