Exodus 34:23

“Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord, YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”

Exodus 34:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 34:23, word by word

Threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shalosh” appears
timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim

time

Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.

Where else “peamim” appears
in the yearשָּׁנָהshana

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shana” appears
your malesזְכוּרְzechur

males

Males.

Where else “zechur” appears
shall appearיֵרָאֶהyerae

appear

To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.

Where else “yerae” appears
beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the Lordאָדֹןadon

Lord

The Lord, said of God.

Where else “adon” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears

The context

22And the Feast of Weeks you shall observe for yourself, the first fruits of the harvest of wheat, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

23 · This verse (above)

24For I will dispossess nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no man shall covet your land when you go up to appear before YHWH your Elohim three times in the year.

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