Exodus 23:15

¹³ And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

¹⁴ Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.

Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

¹⁶ And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.

¹⁷ Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread as I commanded you: At the appointed time in the month of Abib you are to eat unleavened bread for seven days, because that was the month you came out of Egypt. No one may appear before Me empty-handed.
KJV: Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)
WEB: You shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it you came out of Egypt), and no one shall appear before me empty.
ASV: The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep: seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, at the time appointed in the month Abib (for in it thou camest out from Egypt); and none shall appear before me empty:
DARBY: Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread, (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I have commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt; and none shall appear in my presence empty;)
BLB: The Feast of the Unleavened you shall keep; seven days you shall eat unleavened [bread], as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib; for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before My face empty.

ÅB: De usyrede brøds høytid skal du holde: Syv dager skal du spise usyret brød, slik som jeg har befalt deg, på den fastsatte tid i abib måned, for i den dro du ut av Egypt; og ingen skal vise seg for mitt åsyn tomhendt.
OTB: Du skal holde de usyrede brøds fest; i syv dager skal du spise usyret brød, som jeg befalte deg, til den fastsatte tid i måneden Aviv, for i den måneden kom du ut av Egypt. Ingen skal komme tomhendt for mitt åsyn.
B1930: De usyrede brøds høitid skal du holde: Syv dager skal du ete usyret brød, således som jeg har befalt dig, på den fastsatte tid i abib måned, for i den drog du ut av Egypten; og ingen skal vise sig for mitt åsyn tomhendt.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 22:7
Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed.
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Proverbs 3:9–10
Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
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Exodus 34:20
But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty.
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Numbers 28:16–25
And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of the LORD.
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Deuteronomy 16:16
Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:
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2 Kings 23:21–23
And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
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Deuteronomy 16:1–8
Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.
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Leviticus 23:5–8
In the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the LORD’s passover.
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