Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible 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. Hebrew And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Marah, מָרָ֔תָה (mā·rā·ṯāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 4785: Marah -- a bitter spring in the Sinai peninsula they could יָֽכְל֗וּ (yā·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3201: To be able, have power not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no drink לִשְׁתֹּ֥ת (liš·tōṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8354: To imbibe the water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen [there] מִמָּרָ֔ה (mim·mā·rāh) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4785: Marah -- a bitter spring in the Sinai peninsula because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it הֵ֑ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They was bitter. מָרִ֖ים (mā·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly (That is why עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against it was named קָרָֽא־ (qā·rā-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read Marah.) מָרָֽה׃ (mā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4785: Marah -- a bitter spring in the Sinai peninsula |