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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויבאו מרתה--ולא יכלו לשתת מים ממרה כי מרים הם על כן קרא שמה מרה
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vybAv mrth--vlA yklv lSHtt mym mmrh ky mrym hm `l kn qrA SHmh mrh

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et venerunt in Marath nec poterant bibere aquas de Mara eo quod essent amarae unde et congruum loco nomen inposuit vocans illud Mara id est amaritudinem

King James Variants
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
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.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.
Authorized (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.
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.
21st Century 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 [that is, Bitterness].

Other translations
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.
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And 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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
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.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
God's Word   
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].
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.
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.)
New American Standard Bible   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
New International Version   
When 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").
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.
The 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.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then they arrived at Marah. But they could not drink the water there because it was too bitter. That is why they called that place ‘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.
New Life Version   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. So it was given the name Marah.
The Voice Bible   
When they came to the place where they did find water, they could not drink it because it was so bitter. So they called the place Marah, or bitter.
Living Bible   
Arriving at Marah, they couldn’t drink the water because it was bitter (that is why the place was called Marah, meaning “bitter”).
New Catholic Bible   
They arrived at Marah, but they could not drink the waters of Marah for they were bitter. That is why the place was called Marah.
Legacy Standard Bible   
And they came to Marah, but they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
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.
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.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its waters for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah [bitterness].
New Century Version   
Then they came to Marah, where there was water, but they could not drink it because it was too bitter. (That is why the place was named Marah.)
The Message   
Moses led Israel from the Red Sea on to the Wilderness of Shur. They traveled for three days through the wilderness without finding any water. They got to Marah, but they couldn’t drink the water at Marah; it was bitter. That’s why they called the place Marah (Bitter). And the people complained to Moses, “So what are we supposed to drink?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
When they came to Marah, they were not able to drink the waters of Marah, because they were bitter. That is why they named the place Marah.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.
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.
Wycliffe Bible   
And they came into Marah, and they might not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; wherefore he putted a covenable name to the place, and called it Marah, that is, bitterness. (And they came to Marah, but they could not drink the water there, for it was bitter; so they put a suitable name to that place, and called it Marah, that is, Bitterness.)
Contemporary English Version   
They did find water at Marah, but it was bitter, which is how that place got its name.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.
Common English Bible © 2011   
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink Marah’s water because it was bitter. That’s why it was called Marah.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Then they came to Marah, but they could not drink its waters because they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah (bitter).
English Standard Version Anglicised   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
they arrived at Marah, where they could not drink its water, because it was too bitter. Hence this place was called 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.
The Expanded Bible   
Then they came to Marah, where there was water, but they could not drink it because it was too bitter. (That is why the place was named Marah [C Hebrew for “bitter”].)
Tree of Life Version   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink from the waters because they were bitter. On account of this it was called Marah.
Revised Standard Version   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
New International Reader's Version   
When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink its water. It was bitter. That’s why the place is named Marah.
BRG 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.
Complete Jewish Bible   
They arrived at Marah but couldn’t drink the water there, because it was bitter. This is why they called it Marah [bitterness].
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And when they came to Marah (Bitter Place), they could not drink of the mayim from Marah, for they were marim; therefore the shem of it was called Marah.
Names of God Bible   
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].
Modern English Version   
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.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then they came to Marah. There was water at Marah, but it was too bitter to drink. (That is why the place was named Marah.)
International Children’s Bible   
Then they came to Marah, where there was water. But they could not drink it because it was too bitter. That is why the place was named Marah.
Lexham English Bible   
And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore it was named Marah.
New International Version - UK   
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)