Exodus 15:23
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
935 [e]וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
way-yā-ḇō-’ū
And they cameConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
4785 [e]מָרָ֔תָה
mā-rā-ṯāh
to MarahN-proper-fs | 3fs
3808 [e]וְלֹ֣א
wə-lō
and notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
3201 [e]יָֽכְל֗וּ
yā-ḵə-lū
they were ableV-Qal-Perf-3cp
8354 [e]לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת
liš-tōṯ
to drinkPrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
4325 [e]מַ֙יִם֙
ma-yim
the watersN-mp
4785 [e]מִמָּרָ֔ה
mim-mā-rāh
of MarahPrep-m | N-proper-fs
3588 [e]כִּ֥י
forConj
4751 [e]מָרִ֖ים
mā-rîm
bitterAdj-mp
1992 [e]הֵ֑ם
hêm
they [were]Pro-3mp
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
UponPrep
3651 [e]כֵּ֥ן
kên
thusAdv
7121 [e]קָרָֽא־
qā-rā-
was calledV-Qal-Perf-3ms
8034 [e]שְׁמָ֖הּ
šə-māh
its nameN-msc | 3fs
4785 [e]מָרָֽה׃
mā-rāh
MarahN-proper-fs





















Parallel Strong's
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.)

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.

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.

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.
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