Modern Translations New International VersionWhen 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, because they were bitter; for that reason it was named Marah. NASB 1995 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. NASB 1977 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. Amplified Bible Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter). 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. 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. Contemporary English Version They did find water at Marah, but it was bitter, which is how that place got its name. Good News Translation 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. 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]. 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.) Classic Translations King James BibleAnd 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 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. 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. New Heart 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. 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. 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. A Faithful Version And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah because it was bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. 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. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And whe they came to Marah, they could not drinke of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And when they came to Marah, they coulde not drynke of the waters of Marah, for they were bytter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Then came they to Marath, but they coude not drinke ye water for bytternes, for it was very bytter. Therfore was it called Marah, (yt is bytternes.) Tyndale Bible of 1526 At the last they came to Mara: but they coude not drynke off the waters for bitternesse, for they were better. therfore the name of the place was called Mara. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they come to Marah, and have not been able to drink the waters of Marah, for they [are] bitter; therefore [one] has called its name 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. Smith's Literal Translation And they will come to Marah, and they will not be able to drink the waters of Marah, for they are bitter: for this he called the name bitterness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it ‘Marah,’ that is, bitterness. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd they came to Murath and they did not find drinking waters from Murath because they were bitter; because of this, he called the name of that country Murath. Lamsa Bible And when they came to Morath, they could not drink the waters of Morath, for they were bitter; therefore the name of the place was called Morath. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation and they came to Merrha, and could not drink of Merrha, for it was bitter; therefore he named the name of that place, Bitterness.     |