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Exodus 15:22-25

22Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853ledוַיַּסַּ֨עvai.ya.Sa'H5265Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Redס֔וּףSufH5488Seaמִיַּם־mi.yam-H3220,and they went outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318intoאֶל־'el-H413the Desertמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Shurשׁ֑וּרShurH7793.For threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969daysיָמִ֛יםya.MimH3117they walkedוַיֵּלְכ֧וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980in the desertבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057withoutוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808findingמָ֥צְאוּMa.tze.'uH4672waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

23And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Marahמָרָ֔תָהma.Ra.tahH4785,they couldיָֽכְל֗וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808drinkלִשְׁתֹּ֥תlish.TotH8354the waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325thereמִמָּרָ֔הmi.ma.RahH4785becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588itהֵ֑םHemH1992was bitterמָרִ֖יםma.RimH4751. (That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651it was namedקָרָֽא־ שְׁמָ֖הּka.ra'- she.MahH7121 H8034Marahמָרָֽה׃ma.RahH4785.)

24So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971grumbledוַיִּלֹּ֧נוּvai.yi.Lo.nuH3885againstעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100are we to drinkנִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃nish.TehH8354?”

25And Moses cried outוַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'AkH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068showed himוַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּvai.yo.Re.huH3384a logעֵ֔ץ'EtzH6086.And when he cast itוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993intoאֶל־'el-H413the watersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, theyהַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimH4325were sweetenedוַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּvai.yim.te.KuH4985.Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the LORDmadeשָׂ֥םsamH7760for thema statuteחֹ֥קchokH2706and an ordinanceוּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033He tested themנִסָּֽהוּ׃ni.Sa.huH5254,

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