Exodus 34:24

22 And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

23 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.

25 Do not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.

26 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

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
For I will drive out the nations before you and enlarge your borders, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times a year to appear before the LORD your God.
KJV
For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.
WEB
For I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your borders; neither shall any man desire your land when you go up to appear before the LORD, your God, three times in the year.
ASV
For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before Jehovah thy God three times in the year.
DARBY
For I will dispossess the nations before thee, and enlarge thy border, and no man shall desire thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the face of Jehovah thy God thrice in the year.
BLB
For I will cast out the nations before your face and enlarge your border, and no man will covet your land when you go up to appear before the face of YHWH your God three times in the year.
ÅB
For jeg vil jage hedningene bort for deg og utvide ditt land, og ingen skal attrå ditt land mens du går opp for å vise deg for Herren din Guds åsyn tre ganger om året.
OTB
Jeg vil drive ut folkeslag foran deg og utvide dine grenser, og ingen skal begjære ditt land når du går opp tre ganger i året for å tre fram for Herren din Gud.
B1930
For jeg vil jage hedningene bort for dig og utvide ditt land, og ingen skal attrå ditt land mens du går op for å vise dig for Herren din Guds åsyn tre ganger om året.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 78:55

    He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.

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  • Exodus 33:2

    And I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

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  • Deuteronomy 12:20

    When the LORD your God expands your territory as He has promised, and you crave meat and say, “I want to eat meat,” you may eat it whenever you want.

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  • 1 Chronicles 4:10

    And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.

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  • Proverbs 16:7

    When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

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  • Acts 18:10

    For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

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  • Genesis 35:5

    As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.

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  • Deuteronomy 19:8

    And if the LORD your God enlarges your territory, as He swore to your fathers, and gives you all the land He promised them,

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