The Lord Provides Water

22 (A)Then Moses [a]led Israel from the [b]Red Sea, and they went out into (B)the wilderness of (C)Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to (D)Marah, they could not drink the waters [c]of Marah, because they were [d]bitter; for that reason it was named [e]Marah. 24 So the people (E)grumbled at Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:22 Lit caused Israel to journey
  2. Exodus 15:22 Lit Sea of Reeds
  3. Exodus 15:23 Lit from
  4. Exodus 15:23 Heb Marim
  5. Exodus 15:23 I.e., bitterness

The Waters of Marah and Elim

22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(A) of Shur.(B) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(C) 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](D)) 24 So the people grumbled(E) against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.