Exodus 23:14
“Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.”
Exodus 23:14 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Three times every year you shall celebrate feasts to me.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
- DARBYDarby
- Thrice in the year thou shalt celebrate a feast to me.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- You shall observe a feast to me three times a year.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'Three times thou dost keep a feast to Me in a year;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival in my honor.
Context: Exodus 23
12Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
13And 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.
14Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the year.
15Thou 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:)
16And 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.
About Exodus 23: The Three Annual Festivals
God commands the Israelites to keep the Sabbath and to celebrate three annual festivals: the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Harvest and the Feast of Ingathering.
Commentary
Exodus chapter 23 is a chapter that outlines the laws and regulations that God has given to the Israelites. It begins with a warning against false witnesses and those who spread lies. God commands the Israelites to be honest and truthful in all their dealings. He also commands them to show kindness and mercy to strangers, widows, and orphans.