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1 Samuel 13:21
Howbeit they had a file for the sickles, and the mattocks, and the three-pronged forks, and the axes,—and for setting the goads.
1 Samuel 13:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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1 Samuel 13:21 in other translations
Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.
The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a pitchfork or an axe, and a third of a shekel for repointing an oxgoad.
The price was one payim each to sharpen mattocks, plowshares, pitchforks, axes, and goads.
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In context
18 and, the second company, turned unto the way of Beth-horon,—and, the third company, turned unto the way of the boundary that overlooketh the valley of Zeboim, towards the wilderness.
19 Now, a smith, could not be found, throughout all the land of Israel—for the Philistines had said, Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear.
20 So all Israel went down to the Philistines,—to sharpen every man his share, and his mattock, and his axe, and his sickle.
21 Howbeit they had a file for the sickles, and the mattocks, and the three-pronged forks, and the axes,—and for setting the goads.
22 Thus would it come to pass, in the day of battle, that there was found—neither sword nor spear, in the hand of any of the people, that were with Saul and Jonathan, but such were found belonging to Saul and to Jonathan his son.
23 Now the garrison of the Philistines had come out to the pass of Michmash.
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