Exodus 23:17

23:17 At three times in the year all your males will appear before the Lord God.

Exodus 33:20

33:20 But he added, “You cannot see my face, for no one can see me and live.”

Exodus 34:23

34:23 At three times in the year all your men must appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.

tn Adverbial accusative of time: “three times” becomes “at three times.”

tn Here the divine Name reads in Hebrew הָאָדֹן יְהוָה (haadon yÿhvah), which if rendered according to the traditional scheme of “Lord” for “Yahweh” would result in “Lord Lord.” A number of English versions therefore render this phrase “Lord God,” and that convention has been followed here.

tn In view of the use of the verb “can, be able to” in the first clause, this imperfect tense is given a potential nuance.

tn Gesenius notes that sometimes a negative statement takes the place of a conditional clause; here it is equal to “if a man sees me he does not live” (GKC 498 §159.gg). The other passages that teach this are Gen 32:30; Deut 4:33, 5:24, 26; Judg 6:22, 13:22, and Isa 6:5.

tn “Three times” is an adverbial accusative.

tn Heb “all your males.”

tn Here the divine name reads in Hebrew הָאָדֹן יְהוָה (haadon yÿhvah), which if rendered according to the traditional scheme of “Lord” for “Yahweh” would result in “Lord Lord.” A number of English versions therefore render this phrase “Lord God,” and that convention has been followed here.