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all your males must appear before Yahweh

Females were allowed, but Yahweh did not require that they come. The men could represent their whole families.

must appear before Yahweh

"must come and stand in the presence of Yahweh"

No one will appear before Yahweh empty-handed

"They will not come before Yahweh without an offering" These two negative phrases together have a positive meaning. AT: "Every person who comes before Yahweh must bring an offering" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)

translationWords

• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/biblicaltimeyear
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unleavenedbread
• rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/pentecost