Verse Comparison: Exodus 15:23
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.
Amplified® Bible
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah [bitterness].
Contemporary English Version
They did find water at Marah, but it was bitter, which is how that place got its name.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
Then they came to a place called Marah, but the water there was so bitter that they could not drink it. That is why it was named 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.
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.
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 King James Version
Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they tasted bitter; therefore they named it Marah.
Revised Standard Version
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore 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.
