²³ And when they came to Marah, [1] they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah.

²³ When they came to Marah, they couldn’t drink from the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore its name was called Marah. [2]

²³ 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.

²³ And when they came to Marah, the water was no good for drinking, for the waters of Marah were bitter, which is why it was named Marah.