Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
The charge was
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
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.
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.
Themes
Agriculture or husbandry » Implements of » The fork
military Arms » Of conquered nations taken away to prevent rebellion
File » Used for sharpening edged tools
Fork » An agricultural implement
Iron » Made into » Implements for husbandry
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 13:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Hard Times For Israel
20 but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle; 21 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. 22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people who were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found.