Discovery BoxDeuteronomy 16:9 
ContextThe Festival of Weeks
16:9 You must count seven weeks; you must begin to count them 1 from the time you begin to harvest the standing grain.
Deuteronomy 18:4
Context18:4 You must give them the best of your 2 grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.
Deuteronomy 33:28
Context33:28 Israel lives in safety,
the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, 3
in a land of grain and new wine;
1 tn Heb “the seven weeks.” The translation uses a pronoun to avoid redundancy in English.
2 tn Heb “the firstfruits of your…” (so NIV).
3 tn Heb “all alone.” The idea is that such vital resources as water will some day no longer need protection because God will provide security.
4 tn Or “skies.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
