Exodus 15:23
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
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.
Darby Bible (DBY)
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.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
When they arrived at Marah, the water there was too bitter to drink. (That's why the place is called Marah.)
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
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.
King James Version (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.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
Webster Bible (Webster)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and they come in to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter; therefore hath one called its name Marah.