Exodus 15:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 15:24

Bitter Waters Made Sweet

22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea; then they went out into the Wilderness of ^aShur. And they went three days in the wilderness and found no ^bwater.

23 Now when they came to ^aMarah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called¹ Marah.

24 And the people ^acomplained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

25 So he cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. ^aWhen he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. There He ^bmade a statute and an ordinance for them, and there ^cHe tested them,

26 and said, ^a“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the ^bdiseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord ^cwho heals you.”

27 ^aThen they came to Elim, where there were twelve wells of water and seventy palm trees; so they camped there by the waters.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 15:24

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American Standard Version
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

Amplified® Bible
The people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

Contemporary English Version
The people complained and said, "Moses, what are we going to drink?"

Darby English Version
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

Good News Bible
The people complained to Moses and asked, "What are we going to drink?"

King James Version
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

New American Standard Bible
So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

New International Version
So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, "What are we to drink?"

New King James Version
And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

Revised Standard Version
And the people murmured against Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?"

Young's Literal Translation
And the people murmur against Moses, saying, `What do we drink?'

New English Translation
So the people murmured¹ against Moses, saying, “What can² we drink?”

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