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Exodus 15:21-23
International Standard Version
Exodus 15:21-23
International Standard Version
21 Miriam sang to them,
“Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted!
The horse and its rider
he has thrown into the sea.”
God Provides Water for the People
22 Then Moses led Israel from the Reed[a] Sea and they went to the desert of Shur. They traveled into the desert for three days and did not find water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water at Marah because it was bitter. (That is why it’s called[b] Marah.)[c]
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- Exodus 15:22 So MT; LXX reads Red
- Exodus 15:23 Lit. why one calls its name
- Exodus 15:23 Marah means bitter in Heb.
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