Exodus 23:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

as. according as.

month Abib. See App-51.

appear before Me. This is the current Hebrew text: but this, and ten other passages were altered by the Sopherim (only in the pointing). App-33. The primitive text read (and ought to be) "see My face". They did not know that "face" was used by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for the person "Me", and they thought it too anthropomorphitic. See note on Exodus 34:20.

empty. empty-handed.

Exodus 23:15

15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)