Exodus 15:23
ESV, NIV, KJV · TruthBound Bible
ESV
When they came to Marah , they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter ; therefore it was named Marah .
NIV
When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.)
KJV
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.