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
Read Exodus 15:23 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 Marie répondait aux enfants d’Israël: Chantez à l’Éternel, car il a fait éclater sa gloire; Il a précipité dans la mer le cheval et son cavalier.
22 Moïse fit partir Israël de la mer Rouge. Ils prirent la direction du désert de Schur; et, après trois journées de marche dans le désert, ils ne trouvèrent point d’eau.
23 Ils arrivèrent à Mara; mais ils ne purent pas boire l’eau de Mara parce qu’elle était amère. C’est pourquoi ce lieu fut appelé Mara.
24 Le peuple murmura contre Moïse, en disant: Que boirons-nous?
25 Moïse cria à l’Éternel; et l’Éternel lui indiqua un bois, qu’il jeta dans l’eau. Et l’eau devint douce. Ce fut là que l’Éternel donna au peuple des lois et des ordonnances, et ce fut là qu’il le mit à l’épreuve.
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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