Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 16:9–12

⁹You 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^b to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you, ¹¹and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name — you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.

¹²Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and carefully follow these statutes.

Footnotes

b 16:10 That is, Shavuot; see footnotes for verse 16.

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Deuteronomy 16:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to count off	תִּסְפָּר־	tis·pār-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5608 count
seven	שִׁבְעָ֥ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
weeks	שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת	šā·ḇu·‘ōṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H7620 period of seven
you first put the sickle	חֶרְמֵשׁ֙	ḥer·mêš	Noun - masculine singular	H2770 sickle
to the standing grain	בַּקָּמָ֔ה	baq·qā·māh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7054 standing grain

Deuteronomy 16:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you shall celebrate	וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
the Feast	חַ֤ג	ḥaḡ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
of Weeks	שָׁבֻעוֹת֙	šā·ḇu·‘ō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H7620 period of seven
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
with a freewill offering	נִדְבַ֥ת	niḏ·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5071 voluntariness, freewill-offering
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you give	תִּתֵּ֑ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
in proportion to how	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
has blessed you	יְבָרֶכְךָ֖	yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless

Deuteronomy 16:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and you shall rejoice	וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֞	wə·śā·maḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
before	לִפְנֵ֣י׀	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
in the place	בַּמָּק֗וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
He	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will choose	יִבְחַר֙	yiḇ·ḥar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H977 choose
as a dwelling	לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן	lə·šak·kên	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
for His Name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
you	אַתָּ֨ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
your sons	וּבִנְךָ֣	ū·ḇin·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבִתֶּךָ֮	ū·ḇit·te·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1323 daughter
your menservants	וְעַבְדְּךָ֣	wə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and maidservants	וַאֲמָתֶךָ֒	wa·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
and the Levite	וְהַלֵּוִי֙	wə·hal·lê·wî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3881 Levite
within your gates	בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ	biš·‘ā·re·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8179 gate
as well as the foreigner	וְהַגֵּ֛ר	wə·hag·gêr	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
the fatherless	וְהַיָּת֥וֹם	wə·hay·yā·ṯō·wm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
and the widows	וְהָאַלְמָנָ֖ה	wə·hā·’al·mā·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
among you	בְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָ	bə·qir·be·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

Deuteronomy 16:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Remember	וְזָ֣כַרְתָּ֔	wə·zā·ḵar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H2142 remember
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you were	הָיִ֖יתָ	hā·yî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
slaves	עֶ֥בֶד	‘e·ḇeḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and carefully	וְשָׁמַרְתָּ֣	wə·šā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
follow	וְעָשִׂ֔יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
these	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃פ	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
statutes	הַֽחֻקִּ֖ים	ha·ḥuq·qîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due