# 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]])