Verse 23

Da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke av vannet i Mara, for det var bittert; derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

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Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Så kom de til Mara, men de kunne ikke drikke vannet i Mara, fordi det var bittert. Derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke vannet fra Mara, for det var bittert: derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Norsk King James

  Og da de kom til Marah, kunne de ikke drikke av vannene i Marah, for de var bitre; derfor ble navnet kalt Marah.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da kom de til Mara, men de kunne ikke drikke vannet i Mara, for det var bittert. Derfor kalte han stedet Mara.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  De kom til Mara, men kunne ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert. Derfor ble stedet kalt Mara.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da de kom til Marah, kunne de ikke drikke av vannet, for det var bittert; derfor ble stedet kalt Marah.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke av vannet i Mara, for det var bittert; derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert. Derfor ble stedet kalt Mara.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. That is why the place is called Marah.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da kom de til Mara, men de kunne ikke drikke vannet fra Mara, fordi det var bittert. Derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Saa kom de til Marah, men de kunde ikke drikke Vandet i Marah, thi det var beeskt; derfor kaldte han dens Navn Marah.

• King James Version 1769 (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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert; derfor kaltes det Mara.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And 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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert. Derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så kom de til Mara, men de kunne ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert. Derfor kalte de stedet Mara.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da de kom til Mara, kunne de ikke drikke vannet der, for det var bittert: derfor ble stedet kalt Mara.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da de kom til Mara, var vannet uegnet til å drikke, for Maras vann var bittert, og derfor ble det kalt Mara.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  At the last they came to Mara: but they coude not drynke off the waters for bitternesse, for they were better. therfore the name of the place was called Mara.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then came they to Marath, but they coude not drinke ye water for bytternes, for it was very bytter. Therfore was it called Marah, (yt is bytternes.)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And whe they came to Marah, they could not drinke of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when they came to Marah, they coulde not drynke of the waters of Marah, for they were bytter: therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.{Marah means bitter.}

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When they came to Marah, they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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.)

Referenced Verses

• 4 Mos 33:8 : 8 Og de dro fra Pi-Hahirot og dro gjennom havets midte inn i ørkenen, og gikk tre dagsreiser i ørkenen Etam og slo leir i Mara.
• Rut 1:20 : 20 Hun svarte dem: «Kall meg ikke Noomi, kall meg Mara, for Den Allmektige har gjort livet svært bittert for meg.»