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Berean Standard Bible

“And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,”

Exodus 15:25

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Israel has just sung of the victory at the Red Sea, and three days later they find only bitter water at Marah. The people grumble against Moses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,

World English Bible (WEB)

Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;

King James Version (KJV)

And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

American Standard Version (ASV)

An he cried unto Jehovah; And Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Moisés clamó á Jehová; y Jehová le mostró un árbol, el cual metídolo que hubo dentro de las aguas, las aguas se endulzaron. Allí les dió estatutos y ordenanzas, y allí los probó;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por eso, Moisés oró al Señor para que los ayudara. Entonces el Señor le mostró un árbol que debía arrojar al agua. Así lo hizo y el agua se endulzó. Allí en Mara fue donde el Señor puso a prueba a los israelitas y les dio una ley que les serviría como norma de conducta.

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