Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Count off seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. New Living Translation “Count off seven weeks from when you first begin to cut the grain at the time of harvest. English Standard Version “You shall count seven weeks. Begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. Berean Standard Bible You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. New American Standard Bible “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. NASB 1995 “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. NASB 1977 “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. Legacy Standard Bible “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. Amplified Bible “You shall count seven weeks for yourself; you shall begin to count seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. Christian Standard Bible “You are to count seven weeks, counting the weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. Holman Christian Standard Bible You are to count seven weeks, counting the weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version Seven weeks after you start your grain harvest, English Revised Version Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing corn shalt thou begin to number seven weeks. GOD'S WORD® Translation Count seven weeks from the time you start harvesting grain. Good News Translation "Count seven weeks from the time that you begin to harvest the grain, International Standard Version "Count off seven weeks from when the sickle is first put to standing grain. Majority Standard Bible You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. NET Bible You must count seven weeks; you must begin to count them from the time you begin to harvest the standing grain. New Heart 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 number seven weeks. Webster's Bible Translation Seven weeks shalt thou number to thee: begin to number the seven weeks from the time when thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn. 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou number seven weeks for yourself; you begin to number seven weeks from the beginning of the sickle among the standing grain, 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, Smith's Literal Translation Seven weeks shalt thou number to thee: from the beginning of the sickle upon the standing grain, thou shalt begin to number seven weeks. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt number unto thee seven weeks from that day, wherein thou didst put the sickle to the corn. Catholic Public Domain Version You shall number for yourself seven weeks from that day, the day on which you put the sickle to the grain field. New American Bible You shall count off seven weeks; begin to count the seven weeks from the day when the sickle is first put to the standing grain. New Revised Standard Version You shall count seven weeks; begin to count the seven weeks from the time the sickle is first put to the standing grain. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall count seven weeks to yourselves; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Seven weeks you shall count for yourself; whenever you start the sickle in the standing corn, begin to count seven weeks. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Seven 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 Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Weeks9You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. 10And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,… Cross References Leviticus 23:15-16 From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks. / You shall count off fifty days until the day after the seventh Sabbath, and then present an offering of new grain to the LORD. Exodus 23:16 You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field. Exodus 34:22 And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Numbers 28:26 On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work. Ruth 2:23 So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law. 2 Chronicles 8:13 He observed the daily requirement for offerings according to the commandment of Moses for Sabbaths, New Moons, and the three annual appointed feasts—the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. Acts 2:1 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Acts 20:16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost. 1 Corinthians 16:8 But I will stay in Ephesus until Pentecost, Matthew 9:37-38 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. / Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.” John 4:35 Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. James 5:7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. Joel 2:23-24 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Jeremiah 5:24 They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. Treasury of Scripture Seven weeks shall you number to you: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as you begin to put the sickle to the corn. Deuteronomy 16:10,16 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee: … Exodus 23:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. Exodus 34:22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the year's end. Jump to Previous Begin Beginning Corn Count Cut Numbered Putting Seven Sickle Standing Time WeeksJump to Next Begin Beginning Corn Count Cut Numbered Putting Seven Sickle Standing Time WeeksDeuteronomy 16 1. The feast of the Passover9. of weeks 13. of tabernacles 16. Every male must offer, as he is able, at these three feasts 18. Of judges and justice 21. Asherah poles and images are forbidden You are to count off seven weeks This phrase begins with a directive that is both practical and spiritual. The Hebrew word for "count" is "saphar," which implies a careful and deliberate enumeration. This counting of seven weeks, or "Shavuot," is a period of anticipation and preparation. Historically, this counting connects the Israelites' liberation from Egypt (Passover) to the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai (Pentecost). It is a time of reflection on God's provision and faithfulness. The number seven in the Bible often symbolizes completeness and perfection, indicating that this period is divinely ordained for spiritual completeness. from the time you put the sickle to the standing grain See also Exodus 23:16; Exodus 34:18-23; Leviticus 23:15-22; Numbers 28:26-31. The feast itself is ordained in Exodus; the time is given in Leviticus; and the sacrifices in Numbers. (9) From such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.--The word for sickle only occurs here and in Deuteronomy 23:25. In Leviticus the weeks are ordered to be reckoned from the offering of the wave sheaf on the sixteenth day of the first month, two days after the Passover. This sheaf was of barley, the first ripe corn. A different view is sometimes taken of the word "Sabbath "in Leviticus 23:11; but the view given here is correct according to the Talmud. . . . Verses 9-12. - The Feast of Weeks (cf. Exodus 23:16). Verse 9. - From such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn; i.e. from the commencement of the corn harvest. The seven weeks were to be counted from this terminus; and as the corn harvest began by the presentation of the sheaf of the firstfruits on the second day of the Passover, this regulation as to time coincides with that in Leviticus 23:15.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You are to count offתִּסְפָּר־ (tis·pār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate seven שִׁבְעָ֥ה (šiḇ·‘āh) Number - masculine singular Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number weeks שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת (šā·ḇu·‘ōṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7620: A period of seven (days, years), heptad, week [from] לִסְפֹּ֔ר (lis·pōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate [the time] שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃ (šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 7620: A period of seven (days, years), heptad, week you first put the sickle חֶרְמֵשׁ֙ (ḥer·mêš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2770: A sickle to the standing grain. בַּקָּמָ֔ה (baq·qā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7054: Something that rises, a stalk of grain Links Deuteronomy 16:9 NIVDeuteronomy 16:9 NLT Deuteronomy 16:9 ESV Deuteronomy 16:9 NASB Deuteronomy 16:9 KJV Deuteronomy 16:9 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 16:9 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 16:9 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 16:9 French Bible Deuteronomy 16:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 16:9 You shall count seven weeks to you: (Deut. 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