Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
Ver. 17. All thy males.] The females are not required to appear, because they were weak, and not so fit for travel. They were also the housekeepers, and sanctified in their husbands. Howbeit many of them came up to these feasts, as Hannah, 1Sa 2:19 and the Virgin Mary. Luk 2:41 And this was well accepted as a freewill offering.