Exodus 15:23

Exodus 15:23 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

23When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.15:23 Marah means bitter.)

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

23When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters 15:23 Lit fromof Marah, because they were 15:23 Heb Marimbitter; for that reason it was named 15:23 I.e., bitternessMarah.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

23When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named I.e. bitternessMarah.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

23Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were 15:23 The water may have been like that of the Dead Sea, which has such a high salt content that it is bitter, and the natural reaction when attempting to sample it is to spit it out immediately.bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter).

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

23And when they came to Marah,15:23 Marah means bitter. they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

23When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink its water. It was bitter. That’s why the place is named Marah.

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