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They cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Marah,מָרָתָהbutוְthey could notלֹא יָכְלוּdrinkלִשְׁתֹּתthe waterמַיִםof Marah,מִמָּרָהbecauseכִּיitהֵםwas bitter;מָרִיםthat is whyעַל כֵּןit was namedקָרָא שְׁמָהּMarah.מָרָה
Exodus 15:23
Study it in the app“They came to Marah, but they could not drink the water of Marah, because it was bitter; that is why it was named Marah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 15:23, word by word
- They cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- to Marahמָרָתָmarata
Marah
Marah, "bitter": a place in the desert with bitter water.
Where else “marata” appears- they could notיָכְלוּyachlu
be able
To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.
Where else “yachlu” appears- drinkשְׁתֹּתshetot
drink
Drink.
Where else “shetot” appears- the waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- was bitterמָרִיםmarim
bitter
Bitter in taste, unpleasant to the tongue.
Where else “marim” appears- it was namedקָרָאkara
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “kara” appears- it was namedשְׁמָshema
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shema” appears
The context
22Then Moses led Israel onward from the Sea of Reeds, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
23 · This verse (above)
24The people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”