| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 16:9:1 ⧉שִׁבְעָ֥הshivahseven Deuteronomy 16:9:2 ⧉שָׁבֻעֹ֖תshavuotweeks Deuteronomy 16:9:3 ⧉תִּסְפָּר־לָ֑ךְtisparlakhyou shall count for yourself Deuteronomy 16:9:4 ⧉מֵהָחֵ֤לmehakhelfrom the beginning Deuteronomy 16:9:5 ⧉חֶרְמֵשׁ֙khermesha sickle Deuteronomy 16:9:6 ⧉בַּקָּמָ֔הbakamahto the standing grain Deuteronomy 16:9:7 ⧉תָּחֵ֣לtakhelyou shall begin Deuteronomy 16:9:8 ⧉לִסְפֹּ֔רlisporto count Deuteronomy 16:9:9 ⧉שִׁבְעָ֖הshivahseven Deuteronomy 16:9:10 ⧉שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃shavuotweeks |
| 9. Formal Translation You shall count seven weeks for yourself, and from the time you begin to put the sickle into the standing grain, you shall begin to count seven weeks. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation Count off seven weeks for yourself, beginning when you first use the sickle on the standing grain. |