1 Samuel 13:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The chargeהַפְּצִ֣ירָה
(hap·pe·tzi·rah)
6477: perhaps bluntnessfrom patsar
was two-thirds 
 
6371a: (a measure of weight) two-thirds of a shekel (approximately)of uncertain derivation
of a shekel for the plowshares,לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙
(lam·ma·cha·re·shot)
4281: a plowsharefrom charash
the mattocks,וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים
(ve·la·'e·tim,)
855a: a plowshareof uncertain derivation
the forks,וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ
(ve·lish·losh)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
and the axes,וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים
(u·le·hak·kar·dum·mim;)
7134: an axeof uncertain derivation
and to fixוּלְהַצִּ֖יב
(u·le·ha·tziv)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
the hoes.הַדָּרְבָֽן׃
(had·da·re·van.)
1861a: a goadfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Yet they had a file
ptsiyrah  (pets-ee-raw')
bluntness -- + file.
peh  (peh)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
for the mattocks
machareshah  (makh-ar-ay-shaw')
probably a pick-axe -- mattock.
and for the coulters
'eth  (ayth)
a hoe or other digging implement -- coulter, plowshare.
and for the forks
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
qillshown  (kil-lesh-one')
a prong, i.e. hay-fork -- fork.
and for the axes
qardom  (kar-dome')
an axe -- ax.
and to sharpen
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
the goads
dorbown  (dor-bone')
a goad -- goad.
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 Bible
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 Christian Standard 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The price was a pim for plow blades and mattocks, and one-tenth of an ounce of silver to sharpen a mattock or set a metal point on a cattle-prod.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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