Exodus 23:17 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Three times in the year shall all your males appear before the Lord God.

NIV: "Three times a year all the men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord.

NASB: Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.

CSB: Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord God.

NLT: At these three times each year, every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign, the Lord.

KJV: Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord God.

NKJV: “Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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