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.

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.

Και εκειθεν ηλθον εις Μερραν· δεν ηδυναντο ομως να πιωσιν εκ των υδατων της Μερρας, διοτι ησαν πικρα· δια τουτο και επωνομασθη Μερρα.

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.