Exodus 15:23

85 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Marah ahmuen to a phak o naah, tui loe khaa pongah, Marah ih tui to nae o thai ai; to pongah to ahmuen to Marah, tiah kawk o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Marah la a pawk vaengah khaw Marah tui te khahing tih ok la lo pawh. Te dongah a ming khaw Marah a sui uh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Marah la a pawk vaengah khaw Marah tui te khahing tih ok la lo pawh. Te dongah a ming khaw Marah a sui uh.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A hiki mai la lakou i Mara; aole hiki ia lakou ke inu i ka wai o Mara, no ka mea, ua mulea ia; no ia mea, i kapaia'ku ai ia o Mara.

English 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.)

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yo rive yon kote ki rele Mara. Men, yo pa t' kapab bwè dlo ki te la a, paske li te twò anmè. Se poutèt sa yo rele kote a Mara.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et venerunt in Mara, nec poterant bibere aquas de Mara, eo quod essent amaræ: unde et congruum loco nomen imposuit, vocans illum Mara, id est, amaritudinem.

Bible in Basic English

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.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Et ils vinrent à Mara ; mais ils ne pouvaient boire des eaux de Mara, car elles étaient amères : c’est pourquoi son nom fut appelé Mara .

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A přišedše do Marah, nemohli píti vod z Marah, nebo byly hořké; protož nazváno jest jméno jeho Marah.

Kosraean Bible

Na elos tuku nu ke sie acn pangpang Marah, tusruktu kof we arulana mwen, oru elos tia ku in nim, pa sripa se sis acn sac pangpang Marah.

World Portuguese Bible

Quando chegaram a Mara, não puderam beber das águas de Mara, porque eram amargas. Por isso o seu nome foi chamado Mara.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și când au ajuns la Mara, nu puteau bea din apele din Mara, fiindcă erau amare; de aceea i s-a pus numele Mara.

Brenton English Septuagint

And they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုနောက်မာရဟုခေါ်သောအရပ်သို့ရောက် ရှိလာကြရာ ရေသည်ခါးသောကြောင့် မသောက်နိုင်ကြ။ ရေခါးထွက်သဖြင့်ထို အရပ်ကိုမာရဟုခေါ်တွင်လေ၏။-

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Und sie kamen nach Mara; aber sie konnten das Wasser von Mara nicht trinken, denn es war bitter: darum gab man ihm den Namen Mara.

Dutch Bible 1917

Toen kwamen zij te Mara; doch zij konden het water van Mara niet drinken, want het was bitter; daarom werd derzelver naam genoemd Mara.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

bereikten zij Mara. Maar ze konden het water van Mara niet drinken, omdat het bitter was; daarom noemde men het Mara.

Italian Diodati Bible

Poi arrivarono a Mara; e non potevano ber dell'acque di Mara; perciocchè erano amare; perciò a quel luogo fu posto nome Mara .

Douay-Rheims 1899

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And whe they came to Marah, they could not drinke of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

Danish Bible 1931

Så nåede de Mara*, men de kunde ikke drikke Vandet for dets bitre Smag, thi det var bittert; derfor kaldte man Stedet Mara. { [*betyder Bitterhed.] }

Leeser Tanakh

And they came to Marah; but they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore they called its name Marah.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

¶ 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 + Apocrypha

¶ 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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Kế đến đất Ma-ra, nhưng vì nước tại đó đắng, uống chẳng được, nên chi chỗ nầy gọi là Ma-ra.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

Pea ʻi heʻenau hoko ki Mala, naʻe ʻikai te nau faʻa inu ʻae vai ʻo Mala, he naʻe kona: ko ia naʻe ui ai hono hingoa ko Mala.

French Ostervald Bible

Puis ils vinrent à Mara, mais ils ne purent boire des eaux de Mara, car elles étaient amères; c'est pour cela que ce lieu fut appelé Mara (amertume).

Esperanto Bible

Ili venis al Mara, sed ili ne povis trinki la akvon en Mara, ĉar ĝi estis maldolĉa; tial oni donis al la loko la nomon Mara.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Ils arrivèrent à Mara; mais ils ne purent pas boire l’eau de Mara parce qu’elle était amère. C’est pourquoi ce lieu fut appelé Mara.

German Luther Bible 1912

Da kamen sie gen Mara; aber sie konnten das Wasser nicht trinken, denn es war sehr bitter. Daher hieß man den Ort Mara.

LXX2012 U. S. English

and they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

British English Septuagint 2012

and they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

Majority 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.)

Webster Bible

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.

Revised Version

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.

Italian Riveduta Bible

E quando giunsero a Mara, non poteron bevere le acque di Mara, perché erano amare; perciò quel luogo fu chiamato Mara.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Quand ils arrivèrent à Mara, ils ne purent pas boire l'eau, car elle était amère. C'est pourquoi ce lieu fut appelé Mara.

Reina Valera 1909

Y llegaron á Mara, y no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas; por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.

Spanish BLL

Cuando llegaron a un lugar llamado Mara, no pudieron tomar el agua de ahí porque era muy amarga. (Por eso el lugar se llama Mara, que significa “amargo”).

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Cuando llegaron a Mara, no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas. Por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.

Croatian Bible

Dođu k Mari, ali nisu mogli piti vode kod Mare jer je bila gorka. Stoga se i zove Mara.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Odande dođoše u Meru, ali ne mogoše piti vodu u Meri, jer beše gorka; otuda se prozva mesto Mera.

Targum Onkelos Etheridge

And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter; therefore he called the name of it Marah.

German Textbibel

So gelangten sie nach Mara; aber sie konnten das Wasser wegen seiner Bitterkeit nicht trinken. Denn es war bitter; daher hieß der Platz Mara.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And they came to Marah, and could not drink of Marah, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֨יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה׃