Berean Standard Bible
“And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)”
Israel has just sung a victory song on the far shore of the Red Sea. Three days into the wilderness they find no water, and when they finally reach a spring, it is bitter.
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Berean Standard 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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y llegaron á Mara, y no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas; por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Luego llegaron a Mara, pero no pudieron beber el agua, porque era amarga. Por esta razón el lugar fue llamado Mara, que significa amarga.
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