Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Exodus.15.23", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֙יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה׃", "text": "*wayyāḇōʾū* *Mārātāh* *wəlōʾ* *yāḵəlū* *lištōt* *mayim* *mimmārāh* *kî* *mārîm* *hēm* *ʿal*-*kēn* *qārāʾ*-*šəmāh* *Mārāh*", "grammar": { "*wayyāḇōʾū*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came", "*Mārātāh*": "proper noun + directional suffix - to Marah", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāḵəlū*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were able", "*lištōt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*mimmārāh*": "preposition + proper noun - from Marah", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*mārîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - bitter", "*hēm*": "3rd masculine plural pronoun - they", "*ʿal*": "preposition - on account of", "*kēn*": "adverb - thus", "*qārāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he called", "*šəmāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her name", "*Mārāh*": "proper noun - Marah" }, "variants": { "*mārîm*": "bitter/bitterness", "*Mārāh*": "Marah/Bitterness (name meaning 'bitter')" } }

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.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

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

• 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• 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

• Num 33:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.8", "source": "וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַֽחִירֹ֔ת וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר אֵתָ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמָרָֽה׃", "text": "*wa*-*yisʿû* from *pənê* *haḥîrōṯ* *wa*-*yaʿaḇrû* through *tôḵ*-*hayyām* toward *hammidbārâ* *wa*-*yēləḵû* *dereḵ* *šəlōšeṯ* *yāmîm* in *midbar* *ʾēṯām* *wa*-*yaḥănû* in *mārâ*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yisʿû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*mippənê*": "preposition + construct state - from before/from in front of", "*haḥîrōṯ*": "definite article + proper noun - Pi-hahiroth", "*wa*-*yaʿaḇrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they passed through/crossed over", "*ḇəṯôḵ*-*hayyām*": "preposition + construct state + definite article + noun - through the midst of the sea", "*hammidbārâ*": "definite article + noun + directional heh - toward the wilderness", "*wa*-*yēləḵû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they went/walked", "*dereḵ*": "noun, construct state - way of/journey of", "*šəlōšeṯ*": "cardinal number, construct state - three", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*bəmidbar*": "preposition + noun, construct state - in wilderness of", "*ʾēṯām*": "proper noun - Etham", "*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they camped/encamped", "*bəmārâ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Marah" }, "variants": { "*yisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/departed", "*yaʿaḇrû*": "passed through/crossed over/went through", "*tôḵ*": "midst/middle/inside", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yēləḵû*": "went/walked/traveled", "*yaḥănû*": "camped/encamped/pitched camp" } }
• Ruth 1:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Ruth.1.20", "source": "וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖י נָעֳמִ֑י קְרֶ֤אןָ לִי֙ מָרָ֔א כִּי־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖י מְאֹֽד", "text": "And *wattōʾmer* to them, Do not *tiqreʾnāh* to me *nāʿŏmî*; *qəreʾnā* to me *mārāʾ*, for *hēmar* *šadday* to me very", "grammar": { "*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + 3rd feminine singular qal imperfect of אמר (to say) - and she said", "*tiqreʾnāh*": "2nd feminine plural qal imperfect of קרא (to call) - call", "*nāʿŏmî*": "proper noun - Naomi (pleasant)", "*qəreʾnā*": "2nd feminine plural qal imperative of קרא (to call) - call", "*mārāʾ*": "feminine singular adjective - bitter", "*hēmar*": "3rd masculine singular hiphil perfect of מרר (to be bitter) - has made bitter", "*šadday*": "divine name - Almighty" }, "variants": { "*nāʿŏmî*": "pleasant/sweet/delightful", "*mārāʾ*": "bitter/bitterness", "*šadday*": "Almighty/the Almighty One" } }