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Deuteronomy 16:9

Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.

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שִׁבְעָ֥הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שָׁבֻעֹ֖תshavuotweekשָׁבוּעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “week”, the ordinary formH7620literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)seven, week.תִּסְפָּרtisparcommuneסָפַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toמֵהָחֵ֤לmehachelfrom beginחָלַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “from begin”, the to-form of the verbH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…חֶרְמֵשׁ֙chermeshsickleחֶרְמֵשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sickle”, the ordinary formH2770a sickle (as cutting)sickle.בַּקָּמָ֔הbaqamahin stalkקָמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in stalk”, the ordinary formH7054something that rises, i.e. a stalk of grain(standing) corn, grown up, stalk.תָּחֵ֣לtachelbeginחָלַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “begin”, an unfinished actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…לִסְפֹּ֔רlisporto communeסָפַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to commune”, the to-form of the verbH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.שִׁבְעָ֖הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שָׁבֻעֽוֹתshavuotweekשָׁבוּעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “week”, the ordinary formH7620literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)seven, week.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee; from the time the sickle is first put to the standing corn shalt thou begin to number seven weeks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing grain shalt thou begin to number seven weeks.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Seven weeks thou dost number to thee; from the beginning of the sickle among the standing corn thou dost begin to number seven weeks,

World English Bible

You shall count for yourselves seven weeks. From the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain you shall begin to count seven weeks.

Darby Translation

Seven weeks shalt thou count: from the beginning of putting the sickle into the corn shalt thou begin to count seven weeks.

Douay-Rheims

Thou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee; from the time the sickle is first put to the standing corn shalt thou begin to number seven weeks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Seven weeks shalt thou number to thyself; when thou hast begun to put the sickle to the corn, thou shalt begin to number seven weeks.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδας ἐξαριθμήσεις σεαυτῷ· ἀρξαμένου σου δρέπανον ἐπʼ ἀμητὸν, ἄρξῃ ἐξαριθμῆσαι ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδας.