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Exodus 15:23-25
English Standard Version
Exodus 15:23-25
English Standard Version
23 When they came to (A)Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.[a] 24 And the people (B)grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 And he (C)cried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log,[b] and he (D)threw it into the water, and the water became sweet.
There the Lord[c] made for them a statute and a rule, and there he (E)tested them,
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- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitterness
- Exodus 15:25 Or tree
- Exodus 15:25 Hebrew he
Exodus 15:23-25
New International Version
Exodus 15:23-25
New International Version
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)) 24 So the people grumbled(B) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(C)
25 Then Moses cried out(D) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw(E) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.(F)
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.
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