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Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel.

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שָׁלֹ֥שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, 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).פְּעָמִ֖יםpeamimanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “anvil”, the ordinary formH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.בַּשָּׁנָ֑הbashanahin 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).יֵרָאֶה֙yeraehseeרָאָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).זְכ֣וּרְךָ֔zekhurekhamalesזָכוּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “males”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2138a male (of man or animals)males, men-children.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).פְּנֵ֛יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָֽאָדֹ֥ןhaadonthe lordאָדוֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the lord”, the ordinary formH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Three times in a year do all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, God of Israel;

World English Bible

Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord Yahweh, the God of Israel.

Darby Translation

Thrice in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord Jehovah, the God of Israel.

Douay-Rheims

Three times in a year all thy males shall appear in the sight of the Almighty Lord the God of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Three times in the year shall every male of thine appear before the Lord the God of Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τρεῖς καιροὺς τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ ὀφθήσεται πᾶν ἀρσενικόν σου ἐνώπιον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ Ἰσραήλ.