The Meaning of Exodus 15:23 Explained

Exodus 15:23

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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.

Darby: And they came to Marah, and could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore the name of it was called Marah.

ASV: 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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What is the context of Exodus 15:23?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Exodus 15:23 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 15:19-27 - Marah's Waters Sweetened Elim's Rest

How rapid are the transitions of life! Today the song of victory, tomorrow the bitter wells of Marah, and the next the shadow of Elim's palms! One moment we are singing the joyous song of victory on the shores of the Red Sea, strewn with the bodies of foes, which we believe that we have seen for the last time; and then, by a sudden change, we find ourselves standing beside Marah-waters of pain and disappointment. We, however, learn more of God at Marah than at Elim; because He reveals to us the tree of the Cross. It was there that our Lord gave up His will absolutely to the Father. See Hebrews 10:5-7. "He bare our sins in His own body on the tree." Now, for us, there is but one way to bear sorrow and to extract its sweetness. We must yield our will to God; we must accept what He permits; we must do what He bids. So we come to find that dis-appointments are His appointments. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 15

¹ The song of Moses, Miriam, and Israel on their deliverance
²² The people want water in the desert
²³ The waters at Marah are bitter,
²⁴ they murmur,
²⁵ Moses prays, and sweetens the waters by God's direction
²⁷ They encamp at Elim, where are twelve wells, and seventy palm trees

What do the individual words in Exodus 15:23 mean?

And when they came to Marah and not they could drink the waters of Marah for [were] bitter they Upon thus was called the name of it Marah

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ מָרָ֔תָה וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֗וּ לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת מַ֙יִם֙ מִמָּרָ֔ה כִּ֥י מָרִ֖ים הֵ֑ם עַל־ כֵּ֥ן קָרָֽא־ שְׁמָ֖הּ מָרָֽה

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	And when they came
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
מָרָ֔תָה	to Marah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: מָרָה Sense: the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai.
וְלֹ֣א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יָֽכְל֗וּ	they could
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: יָכֹל Sense: to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able.
לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת	drink
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׁתָה Sense: to drink.
מַ֙יִם֙	the waters
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters.
מִמָּרָ֔ה	of Marah
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מָרָה Sense: the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai.
מָרִ֖ים	[were] bitter
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: מַר Sense: bitter, bitterness.
עַל־	Upon
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֥ן	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
קָרָֽא־	was called
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
שְׁמָ֖הּ	the name of it
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
מָרָֽה	Marah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מָרָה Sense: the spring with bitter water which was 3 days travel from the crossing place of the Red Sea in the peninsula of Sinai.

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