¹⁷ Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God.

¹⁶ “Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, at the Festival of Weeks, and at the Festival of Booths.^[a] They shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed;^(A)

²³ Three times in the year all your males shall appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel.^(A)

⁴² And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival.

¹¹ when all Israel comes to appear before the Lord your God at the place that he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.^(A)

⁵ But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes as his habitation to put his name there. You shall go there,^(A)

The Annual Festivals

¹⁴ “Three times in the year you shall hold a festival for me.