Exodus 15:23
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Exodus 15:23
| ← Exodus 15:22 | Exodus 15:23 (KJV) | Exodus 15:24 → |
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So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
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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.
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And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
And when they cameH935 to MarahH4785, they couldH3201 not drinkH8354 of the watersH4325 of MarahH4785, for they were bitterH4751: therefore the nameH8034 of it was calledH7121 MarahH4785.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה כִּי מָרִים הֵם עַל־כֵּן קָרָא־שְׁמָהּ מָרָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ |
va/i.ya.Vo.'u | H935 | HC/Vqw3mp | and/ they came |
מָרָ֔תָ/ה |
ma.Ra.ta/h | H4785 | HNp/Sd | Marah/ towards |
וְ/לֹ֣א |
ve./Lo' | H3808 | HC/Tn | and/ not |
יָֽכְל֗וּ |
ya.khe.Lu | H3201 | HVqp3cp | they were able |
לִ/שְׁתֹּ֥ת |
li/sh.Tot | H8354 | HR/Vqc | to/ drink |
מַ֨יִם֙ |
ma.yim | H4325 | HNcmpa | waters |
מִ/מָּרָ֔ה |
mi./ma.Rah | H4785 | HR/Np | from/ Marah |
כִּ֥י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
מָרִ֖ים |
ma.Rim | H4751 | HAampa | (were) bitter |
הֵ֑ם |
Hem | H1992 | HPp3mp | they |
עַל |
'al- | H5921 | HR | there- |
כֵּ֥ן |
ken | H3651 | HTm | -fore |
קָרָֽא |
ka.ra'- | H7121 | HVqp3ms | someone called |
שְׁמָ֖/הּ |
she.Ma/h | H8034 | HNcmsc/Sp3fs | name/ its |
מָרָֽה |
ma.Rah | H4785 | HNp | Marah |
Strong's References
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H3201 — יָכֹל (yâkôl, yaw-kole'): or (fuller) יָכוֹל (yâkôwl); a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might); be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
- H4325 — מַיִם (mayim, mah'-yim): dual of a primitive noun (but used in a singular sense); water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen; [phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).
- H4751 — מַר (mar, mar): or (feminine) מָרָה (mârâh); from מָרַר (mârar) H4843; bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly; [phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.
- H4785 — מָרָה (Mârâh, maw-raw'): the same as מַר (mar) H4751 feminine; bitter; Marah, a place in the Desert; Marah.
- H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא (qârâʼ) H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
- H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from שׂוּם (sûwm) H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) H8064); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
- H8354 — שָׁתָה (shâthâh, shaw-thaw'): a primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively); [idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of שָׁקָה (shâqâh) H8248.)
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1992 — הֵם (hêm, haym): or (prolonged) הֵמָּה (hêmmâh); masculine plural from הֲלַךְ (hălak) H1981; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H3651 — כֵּן (kên, kane): from כּוּן (kûwn) H3559; properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles); [phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (thing), surely, [phrase] there (where) -fore, this, thus, true, well, [idiom] you.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא (lôwʼ); or לֹה (lôh); (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- Marah — Numbers 33:8
Reciprocal references (8): Exodus 14:11, Numbers 11:1, Numbers 20:2, 2 Kings 2:19, 2 Kings 4:40, Acts 7:36, James 3:12, Revelation 8:11
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MARAH
- Torrey’s: AFFLICTIONS MADE BENEFICIAL; DESERT, JOURNEY OF ISRAEL THROUGH THE; WATER
- Nave’s: BITTER WATER; ISRAEL; MARAH; MURMURING; TROUBLE
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