en_tn_lite_do_not_use/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/jit/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/jit/figs-idiom]])

# sickle

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