unfoldingWord_en_tn/deu/16/09.md

General Information:

Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

count seven weeks

"count 7 weeks" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)

from the time you begin to put the sickle to the standing grain

The phrase "put the sickle to the standing grain" is a way of referring to the beginning of harvest time. Alternate translation: "from the time that you begin harvesting the grain" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

sickle

a tool with a curved blade used for cutting grass, grain, and vines (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown)