Exodus 15:23 - Tree of Life Version

²³ When they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters because they were bitter. On account of this it was called Marah.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ 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)

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.

Common English Bible

²³ 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

²³ 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.

Exodus 15:23 Tagairtí Cros

Numbers 33:8

They left from before Pi-Hahiroth and passed through the sea into the wilderness. They traveled three days journey into the wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.

Ruth 1:20

“Do not call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara—since Shaddai has made my life bitter.