Exodus

Exodus 15:23–24

²³And when they came to Marah,^c they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

²⁴So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when they came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Marah	מָרָ֔תָה	mā·rā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H4785 Marah
they could	יָֽכְל֗וּ	yā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drink	לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת	liš·tōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
the water	מַ֙יִם֙	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הֵ֑ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
was bitter	מָרִ֖ים	mā·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H4751 bitter, bitterness
That is why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
it was named	קָרָֽא־	qā·rā-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Marah	מָרָֽה׃	mā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4785 Marah

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the people	הָעָ֛ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
grumbled	וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ	way·yil·lō·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3885 lodge, pass the night
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֥ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
saying	לֵּאמֹ֖ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are we to drink	נִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃	niš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H8354 drink

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 15:23 Ruth 1:20 · Numbers 33:8

Exodus 15:24 Exodus 16:2 · Exodus 14:11 · Numbers 20:2–5 · Numbers 14:1–4 · Psalm 78:19–20 · Exodus 17:3–4 · Numbers 11:1–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.