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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)

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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 1

מָרָ֔תָהma.Ra.tahMarah towards

Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4785

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Marah

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 33:8, Numbers 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4785; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 2

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 3

יָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.Luthey were able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 4

לִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.Totto drink

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 5

מַ֙יִם֙ma.yimwaters

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 6

מִמָּרָ֔הmi.ma.Rahfrom Marah

Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4785

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Marah

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 33:8, Numbers 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4785; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 7

כִּ֥יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 8

מָרִ֖יםma.Rim[were] bitter

Lemma: מַר (mar) · Strong's: H4751

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: bitter

Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 27:34, Numbers 5:18, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:23, Numbers 5:24, Numbers 5:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4751; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 9

הֵ֑םHemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 10

עַל\־'al-there-

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 11

כֵּ֥ןken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 12

קָרָֽא\־ka.ra'-someone called

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 13

שְׁמָ֖הּshe.Mahname its

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 14

מָרָֽה\׃ma.RahMarah

Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4785

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Marah

Used 5 times. Also: Numbers 33:8, Numbers 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4785; TAHOT Exodus 15:23 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And when they came	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to Marah	→	מָרָה H4785 Marah
they could	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
not	→	לֹא H3808 not
drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
the water	→	מַי H4325G water
[there]	→	מָרָה H4785 Marah
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
it	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
was bitter	→	מַר H4751 bitter
That is why	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
it was named	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
. . .	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
Marah	→	מָרָה H4785 Marah

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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