Exodus 15:23

When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah.
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King James 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.

New International Version

When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah. )

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they arrived at Marah. They were unable to drink the waters of Marah because they were bitter. Therefore, he also established a name befitting the place, calling it ‘Marah,’ that is, bitterness