The Sons of Israel Departed From the Land of Egypt, and They Went Into the Wilderness of Shir

Moses led israel onward from the red sea, and they went into the wilderness of shir. When they came to marah, they could not drink the wa of mara because it was bitter. The people murmured against m Moses, saying, what shall we drink? And he cried to the lord, and the lord showed him a tree,. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the lord made for them a statute and an ordinance.