23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a](A))

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  1. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.

23 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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23 Now when they came to (A)Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called [a]Marah.

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  1. Exodus 15:23 Lit. Bitter