Exodus 15:23 — Bible Verse (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.”
Exodus 15:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 15:23 in 7 Bible Translations
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Exodus 15:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — World English Bible
Exodus 15:23 ASV — 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.”
Exodus 15:23 — American Standard Version
Exodus 15:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they <FI>are<Fi> bitter; therefore hath <FI>one<Fi> called its name Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 15:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Exodus 15:23 — Darby Translation
Exodus 15:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And whe they came to Marah, they could not drinke of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 15:23 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And they came to Marah, and they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter—therefore its name was called Marah.”
Exodus 15:23 — The Living Sword
Exodus 15:23 in Context — Exodus 15
21 Y María les respondía: Cantad á Jehová; porque en extremo se ha engrandecido, echando en la mar al caballo, y al que en él subía.
22 E hizo Moisés que partiese Israel del mar Bermejo, y salieron al desierto de Shur; y anduvieron tres días por el desierto sin hallar agua.
23 Y llegaron á Mara, y no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas; por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.
24 Entonces el pueblo murmuró contra Moisés, y dijo: ¿Qué hemos de beber?
25 Y Moisés clamó á Jehová; y Jehová le mostró un árbol, el cual metídolo que hubo dentro de las aguas, las aguas se endulzaron. Allí les dió estatutos y ordenanzas, y allí los probó;
What Does Exodus 15:23 Mean?
Exodus 15:23 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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