Exodus 15:23 - Catholic Public Domain Version

And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it 'Marah,' that is, bitterness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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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Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

When they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah [bitterness].

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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.

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Common English Bible

When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink Marah’s water because it was bitter. That’s why it was called Marah.

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Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they came into Mara, and they could not drink the waters of Mara, because they were bitter: whereupon he gave a name also agreeable to the place, calling it Mara, that is, bitterness.

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