Exodus 23:17 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 23:17

15 ^aYou shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread (you shall eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month of Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt; ^bnone shall appear before Me empty);

16 ^aand ^bthe Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field; and the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you have gathered in the fruit of your labors from the field.

17 ^a“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord¹ God.

18 ^a“You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with ^bleavened bread; nor shall the fat of My¹ sacrifice remain until morning.

19 ^aThe first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God. ^bYou shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

The Angel and the Promises

20 ^a“Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

21 Beware of Him and obey His voice; ^ado not provoke Him, for He will ^bnot pardon your transgressions; for ^cMy name is in Him.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 23:17

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American Standard Version
Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.

Contemporary English Version
Your men must come to these three festivals each year to worship me.

Darby English Version
Three times in the year all thy males shall appear in the presence of the Lord Jehovah.

Good News Bible
Every year at these three festivals all your men must come to worship me, the Lord your God.

King James Version
Three items in the year all thy males shall appear before the LORD God.

New American Standard Bible
"Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

New International Version
"Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign LORD.

New King James Version
“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

Revised Standard Version
Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord GOD.

Young's Literal Translation
`Three times in a year do all thy males appear before the face of the Lord Jehovah.

New English Translation
At¹ three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord God.²

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