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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.
They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter—that is why it was named Marah.
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.
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter; for that reason it was named Marah.
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)
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.
When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”).
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.