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Exodus 15:21-23
Lexham English Bible
Exodus 15:21-23
Lexham English Bible
21 And Miriam answered,[a] “Sing to Yahweh because he is highly exalted; the horse and its rider he hurled into the sea.”
Yahweh Provides Water at Marah
22 And Moses caused Israel to set out from the Red Sea,[b] and they went out into the desert of Shur, and they traveled three days in the desert, and they did not find water. 23 And they came to Marah, and they were not able to drink water from Marah because it was bitter. Therefore it was named[c] Marah.
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- Exodus 15:21 Literally “answered to them”
- Exodus 15:22 Literally “sea of reed”
- Exodus 15:23 Literally “its name was called”; the Hebrew word for “bitter” is pronounced “marah”
Exodus 15:21-23
New International Version
Exodus 15:21-23
New International Version
21 Miriam sang(A) to them:
“Sing to the Lord,
for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver(B)
he has hurled into the sea.”(C)
The Waters of Marah and Elim
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert(D) of Shur.(E) For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water.(F) 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](G))
Footnotes
- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter.
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