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. Treasury of Scripture a file [heb] a file with mouths
sharpen [heb] set
Context Israel Without Weapons
19Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: 20But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock. 21Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen the goads. 22So 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 that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. Parallel Verses 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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So that their shares, and their spades, and their forks, and their axes were blunt, even to the goad, which was to be mended.
Darby Bible Translation
when the edges of the sickles, and the hoes, and the forks, and the axes were blunted; and to set the goads.
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.
Young's 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.
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