Exodus 15:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 15:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מָרָ֔תָה
Mârâh
H4785
Marah
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָֽכְל֗וּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
מַ֨יִם֙
mayim
H4325
water
מִמָּרָ֔ה
Mârâh
H4785
Marah
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
מָרִ֖ים
mar
H4751
bitter
הֵ֑ם
hêm
H1992
they
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
קָרָֽא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמָ֖הּ
shêm
H8034
name
מָרָֽה
Mârâh
H4785
Marah
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. So he called its name Marah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).