Exo 15:22-25 | ESV | STEP | Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea , and they went into the wilderness of Shur . They went three days in the wilderness and found no water .

Exodus 15:22-25

Bitter Water Made Sweet

22 Then Moses made Israel set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of ^aShur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to ^bMarah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter; therefore it was named Marah. ^{▼▼ Marah means bitterness} 24 And the people ^dgrumbled against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” 25 And he ^ecried to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a log, ^{▼▼Or tree} and he ^gthrew it into the water, and the water became sweet.

There the Lord ^{▼▼Hebrew he} made for them a statute and a rule, and there he ⁱtested them,