Exodus 15:22–27 — The bitter water | OET-RV related passages

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Exo 15:22–27

15:22 The bitter water

22 Then Mosheh (Moses) lead the Israelis away from the Red Sea and they moved into the wilderness at Shur. They went through the wilderness for three days and finally found some water, 23 but it was so bitter that they couldn’t drink it. So they named that place ‘Marah’ (which means ‘bitter’), 24 and the people grumbled about Mosheh saying, “So what will we drink then?” 25 So Mosheh cried out to Yahweh, and Yahweh showed him a tree. When he threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink.

Yahweh made a statue at that place, and a rule, and he tested Mosheh there, 26 saying, “If you carefully listen to the voice of Yahweh your god, and you do what’s right in my eyes, and you listen to my commands and you keep all of my laws, then I won’t inflict you with any of the diseases that I put on the Mitsrim (Egyptians), because I’m Yahweh your healer.”

27 Then they moved on and came to Eylim where there were twelve springs and seventy palm trees, and they camped there by the water.

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22 And_ Mosheh _he _led _out DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_the_sea _of reed[s] and_they _went _out into the _wilderness _of Shūr and_they _went three _of days in_wilderness and_not they _found water.

23 And_they _came to_Mārāh and_not they _were _able to_drink waters from_Mārāh if/because were_bitter they therefore yes/correct/thus/so someone _called his/its_name Mārāh.

24 And_ the_people _they _grumbled on Mosheh to_saying what will _we _drink.

25 And_he _cried _out to YHWH and_he_showed _him YHWH a _tree and_he _threw_it into the_waters and_ the_waters _they _became _sweet there he _made to_him/it a _decree and_a _custom and_there he_put _it _to _the _test.

26 And_he/it _said if carefully _(listen) you _will _listen to_sound/voice of_YHWH god _of_your and_the_right in_eyes _of_his you _will _do and_you _will _give _ear to_commands _of_his and_you _will _keep all _of decrees _of_his any _of (the)_sickness which I _put on_Miʦrayim/(Egypt) not I _will _put on_you if/because I am_YHWH who_heals _of_you.

27 And_they _came to_ʼĒylim and_there two _plus ten springs _of water and_seventy palm _trees and_they _encamped there at the_waters.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section EXO 15:22

The bitter water

Exo 15:22–27