New International Version
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)

New Living Translation
When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means "bitter").

English Standard Version
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.

Berean Study 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.)

New American Standard Bible
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah.

King James 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter--that is why it was named Marah.

International Standard Version
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter. (That is why it's called Marah.)

NET Bible
Then they came to Marah, but they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. (That is why its name was Marah.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink the water because it tasted bitter. That's why the place was called Marah [Bitter Place].

Jubilee Bible 2000
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 2000 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.

American 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.

American Standard 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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Darby Bible 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.

English 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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
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
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.

Eksodus 15:23 Afrikaans PWL
Toe hulle by Marah kom, kon hulle die water van Marah nie drink nie, want dit was bitter; daarom het die plek die naam, Marah.

Eksodi 15:23 Albanian
Kur arritën në Mara nuk mundën të pinë ujërat e Marës sepse ishin të hidhura; prandaj ky vend u quajt Mara.

ﺍﻟﺨﺮﻭﺝ 15:23 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
فجاءوا الى مارّة. ولم يقدروا ان يشربوا ماء من مارّة لانه مرّ. لذلك دعي اسمها مارّة.

Dyr Auszug 15:23 Bavarian
Wie s auf Märy kaamend, kunntnd s s Wasser dort nit trinken, weil s bitter war. Dösswögn gnennt myn dös Ort aau Märy - Händd.

Изход 15:23 Bulgarian
После дойдоха в Мера, но не можеха да пият от водата на Мера защото беше горчива; (затова се наименува Мера).

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
到了瑪拉，不能喝那裡的水，因為水苦，所以那地名叫瑪拉。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
到了玛拉，不能喝那里的水，因为水苦，所以那地名叫玛拉。

出 埃 及 記 15:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
到 了 瑪 拉 ， 不 能 喝 那 裡 的 水 ； 因 為 水 苦 ， 所 以 那 地 名 叫 瑪 拉 。

出 埃 及 記 15:23 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
到 了 玛 拉 ， 不 能 喝 那 里 的 水 ； 因 为 水 苦 ， 所 以 那 地 名 叫 玛 拉 。

Exodus 15:23 Croatian Bible
Dođu k Mari, ali nisu mogli piti vode kod Mare jer je bila gorka. Stoga se i zove Mara.

Exodus 15:23 Czech BKR
A přišedše do Marah, nemohli píti vod z Marah, nebo byly hořké; protož nazváno jest jméno jeho Marah.

2 Mosebog 15:23 Danish
Saa naaede de Mara, men de kunde ikke drikke Vandet for dets bitre Smag, thi det var bittert; derfor kaldte man Stedet Mara.

Exodus 15:23 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Toen kwamen zij te Mara; doch zij konden het water van Mara niet drinken, want het was bitter; daarom werd derzelver naam genoemd Mara.