King James Version

Exodus 23:14

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

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שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).רְגָלִ֔יםregalimfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “foot”, the ordinary formH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.תָּחֹ֥גtachogcelebrateחָגַגverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “celebrate”, an unfinished actionH2287properly, to move in acircle, i.e. (specifically) to march in asacred procession, to observe afestival; by implication, to be giddycelebrate, dance, (keep, hold) a (solemn) feast (holiday), reel to and fro.לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toבַּשָּׁנָֽהbashanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'Three times thou dost keep a feast to Me in a year;

World English Bible

“You shall observe a feast to me three times a year.

Darby Translation

Thrice in the year thou shalt celebrate a feast to me.

Douay-Rheims

Three times every year you shall celebrate feasts to me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Keep ye a feast to me three times in the year.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ἑορτάσατέ μοι.