Exodus
Exodus 23:17–18
17Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.
18You must not offer the blood of My sacrifices with anything leavened, nor may the fat of My feast remain until morning.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Exodus 23:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three | שָׁלֹ֥שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| times | פְּעָמִ֖ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| a year | בַּשָּׁנָ֑ה | baš·šā·nāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your males | זְכ֣וּרְךָ֔ | zə·ḵū·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2138 male |
| are to appear | יֵרָאֶה֙ | yê·rā·’eh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| before | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Lord | הָאָדֹ֥ן׀ | hā·’ā·ḏōn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H113 lord |
| GOD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Exodus 23:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You must not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| offer | תִזְבַּ֥ח | ṯiz·baḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| the blood | דַּם־ | dam- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1818 blood |
| of My sacrifices | זִבְחִ֑י | ziḇ·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2077 sacrifice |
| with | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| anything leavened | חָמֵ֖ץ | ḥā·mêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2557 that which is leavened |
| nor may | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| the fat | חֵֽלֶב־ | ḥê·leḇ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2459 fat |
| of My feast | חַגִּ֖י | ḥag·gî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast |
| remain | יָלִ֥ין | yā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| morning | בֹּֽקֶר׃ | bō·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 23:17 Deuteronomy 16:16 · Exodus 34:23
Exodus 23:18 Exodus 34:25 · Exodus 12:10 · Deuteronomy 16:4 · Leviticus 2:11 · Leviticus 7:15 · Exodus 12:8 · Leviticus 7:12 · Exodus 12:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.