Exodus 15:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	And when they came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	h935
14	Marah	מָרָֽה׃	h4785
2		וְלֹ֣א	h3808
3	they could	יָֽכְל֗וּ	h3201
4	not drink	לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת	h8354
5	of the waters	מַ֙יִם֙	h4325
14	Marah	מָרָֽה׃	h4785
7		כִּ֥י	h3588
8	for they were bitter	מָרִ֖ים	h4751
9		הֵ֑ם	h1992
10		עַל	h5921
11		כֵּ֥ן	h3651
12	of it was called	קָרָֽא	h7121
13	therefore the name	שְׁמָ֖הּ	h8034
14	Marah	מָרָֽה׃	h4785

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And 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.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.{Marah means bitter.}

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they `are' bitter; therefore hath `one' called its name Marah.