1 Samuel 13:20
Modern Translations
New International Version
So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plow points, mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened.

New Living Translation
So whenever the Israelites needed to sharpen their plowshares, picks, axes, or sickles, they had to take them to a Philistine blacksmith.

English Standard Version
But every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle,

Berean Study Bible
Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

New American Standard Bible
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.

NASB 1995
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.

NASB 1977
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.

Amplified Bible
So all [the men of] Israel went down to the Philistines, each to get his plowshare, pick, axe, or sickle sharpened.

Christian Standard Bible
So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So all the Israelites went to the Philistines to sharpen their plows, mattocks, axes, and sickles.

Good News Translation
The Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their plows, hoes, axes, and sickles sharpened;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everyone in Israel had to go to the Philistines to sharpen the blade of his plow, his mattock, ax, or sickle.

International Standard Version
Everyone in Israel would have to go to the Philistines so each person could sharpen his plow, his mattock, his axe, and his sickle.

NET Bible
So all Israel had to go down to the Philistines in order to get their plowshares, cutting instruments, axes, and sickles sharpened.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

New King James Version
But all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen each man’s plowshare, his mattock, his ax, and his sickle;

King James 2000 Bible
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his mattock, and his ax, and his sickle.

New Heart English Bible
But all Israel would go down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

World English Bible
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, mattock, axe, and sickle;

American King James Version
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his mattock.

American Standard 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;

A Faithful Version
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, each man to sharpen his plowshare, and his mattock, and his axe, and his coulter.

Darby Bible Translation
And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,

English Revised 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;

Webster's Bible Translation
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his colter, and his ax, and his mattock.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Wherefore all ye Israelites went downe to the Philistims, to sharpen euery man his share, his mattocke, and his axe, and his weeding hooke.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
But all the Israelites went downe to the Philistines, to mende euery man his share, his mattocke, his axe, & weeding hooke.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And all Israel were fayne to go downe to the Philistynes, whan eny man had a plowshare, a mattock, an axe, or a sythe to sharpe:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and all Israel goes down to the Philistines, to each sharpen his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;

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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And all Israel went down to the rovers, to hammer each his plough-shares, and his coulter, and his axe, and his plough-shares.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, all of Israel descended to the Philistines, so that each man could sharpen his plowshare, or pick axe, or hatchet, or hoe.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all Israel went down to the Philistines to sharpen, each man his sickle and his spike, and his ax and his goads

Lamsa Bible
But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen every man his sickle and his ploughshare and his axe and his mattock.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
but all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plowshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all Israel went down to the Land of the Philistines to forge every one his reaping-hook and his tool, and every one his axe and his sickle.
















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