Exodus 15:23

וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם עַל־כֵּן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָהּ מָרָֽה׃

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Hebrew

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֙יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה׃

Greek (Septuagint)

ἮλΘον δὲ εἰς Μερρά καὶ οὐκ ἠδύναντο πιεῖν ἐκ Μέρρας, πικρὸν γὰρ ἢν· διὰ τοῦτο ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου πικρία.

Greek text from Swete's edition, CC BY-SA 4.0

Latin (Vulgate)

Et venerunt in Mara, nec poterant bibere aquas de Mara, eo quod essent amaræ: unde et congruum loco nomen imposuit, vocans illum Mara, id est, amaritudinem.

Spanish

Y llegaron á Mara, y no pudieron beber las aguas de Mara, porque eran amargas; por eso le pusieron el nombre de Mara.

English

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. ( That is why it was named Marah.)

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