Deuteronomy 16:9
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֶרְמֵשׁchermêsha sickle (as cutting)
- שָׁבוּעַshâbûwaʻliterally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
- חָלַלchâlalproperly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (
- סָפַרçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, an
- שֶׁבַעshebaʻseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 34:22, Exo 23:16, Act 2:1, Deu 16:16, Deu 16:10, Num 28:26–30, 2Ch 8:13, Lev 23:15–16