Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

The price was two-thirds of a shekel for plows and mattocks, and one-third of a shekel for pitchforks and axes, and for putting a point on an oxgoad.

International Standard Version

The charge was one pin for plows, mattocks, three pronged forks, and axes, or for setting the goads.

A Conservative Version

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

American Standard Version

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

Amplified

The fee [for sharpening] was a pim (two-thirds of a shekel) for the plowshares, the picks, the pitchforks, and the axes, and to straighten the goads (cattle prods).

Bible in Basic English

For they had instruments for putting an edge on their ploughs and blades and forks and axes, and for putting iron points on their ox-driving rods.

Darby Translation

when the edges of the sickles, and the hoes, and the forks, and the axes were blunted; and to set the goads.

Julia Smith Translation

And there was a notching of mouths for the plough-shares, and for the coulters, and for the three-pronged, and for the axes, and for setting the goads.

King James 2000

And the charge was a third of a shekel for the plowshares, and for the mattocks, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The charge was {two-thirds of a shekel} for the plowshare and for the mattock, and {a third of a shekel for the pick} and for the axe, and to set the goading sticks.

Modern King James verseion

And there was the charge of a pim for the plowshares, and for the mattocks, and for the three-pronged forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the plowshares.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

as oft as the edges of the sickles, mattocks, dung forks, and axes were blunt, and also to mend their goods.

NET Bible

They charged two-thirds of a shekel to sharpen plowshares and cutting instruments, and a third of a shekel to sharpen picks and axes, and to set ox goads.

New Heart English Bible

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

The Emphasized Bible

Howbeit they had a file for the sickles, and the mattocks, and the three-pronged forks, and the axes, - and for setting the goads.

Webster

Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the colters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads.

World English Bible

yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the plowshares, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to set the goads.

Youngs Literal Translation

and there hath been the file for mattocks, and for coulters, and for three-pronged rakes, and for the axes, and to set up the goads.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
פּצירה 
P@tsiyrah 
Usage: 1

מחרשׁה 
Machareshah 
Usage: 2

and for the coulters
את 
'eth 
Usage: 5

and for the forks
שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ 
Shalowsh 
Usage: 430

and for the axes
קרדּם 
Qardom 
axe
Usage: 5

and to sharpen
נצב 
Natsab 
Usage: 75

Verse Info

Context Readings

Hard Times For Israel

20 Everyone in Israel had to go to the Philistines to sharpen the blade of his plow, his mattock, ax, or sickle. 21 The charge was two-thirds of a shekel for the plowshares, the mattocks, the forks, and the axes, and to fix the hoes. 22 So in the day of battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan. But with Saul and with his son Jonathan there was found sword and spear.

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