8:5a asking, “When will the New Moon be over, that we may sell grain?

You say ⌊to yourselves⌋ , “When will the new moon festival be over, so that we (excl.) can sell our grain?
-or-
You ⌊merchants⌋ say, “We (excl.) can hardly wait for the feast of the new moon to end, so that we may ⌊open our storehouses⌋ in order to sell our wheat.

8:5b When will the Sabbath end, that we may market wheat?

And ⌊when will⌋ the Sabbath end, so that we (excl.) can start selling wheat?
-or-

⌊When will⌋ the rest day end, so that we may start selling again?

8:5a–b (combined)

You (plur.) say ⌊to yourselves⌋ , “When will the new moon festival and the Sabbath be over, and we (excl.) can sell our grain and wheat ⌊again⌋ ?

8:5c Let us reduce the ephah and increase the shekel; let us cheat with dishonest scales.

⌊We (excl.) will⌋ use small measures and charge a high price and cheat people using dishonest measurements.
-or-

⌊We will⌋ raise the price but make the measures small and steal our customers’ ⌊money⌋ by using false scales.

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