1 Samuel 13:20

Israel without Weapons

19And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.” 20Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. 21The 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.

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Berean Standard Bible
Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
American Standard Version (1901)
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
Bible in Basic English
But all the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their ploughs and blades and axes and hooks made sharp;
Free Bible Version
All the Israelites had to go to the Philistines to sharpen their iron plowshares, pickaxes, axes, and sickles.
King James (Authorized) Version
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
Translation for Translators
So whenever the Israelis needed to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But all the men of Israel used to go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plow points, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle.
Noah Webster Bible
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his ax, and his mattock.
World English Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his own plowshare, mattock, ax, and sickle.
Young's Literal Translation
and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;