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Exodus 15:23

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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.

And when they came {H935} to Marah {H4785}, they could {H3201} not drink {H8354} of the waters {H4325} of Marah {H4785}, for they were bitter {H4751}: therefore the name {H8034} of it was called {H7121} Marah {H4785}.

They arrived at Marah but couldn't drink the water there, because it was bitter. This is why they called it Marah [bitterness].

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

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.

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Cross-References

  • Ruth 1:20 (6 votes)

    And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

  • Numbers 33:8 (6 votes)

    And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.