unfoldingWord_en_tn/1sa/13/19.md

# General Information:

The narrative shifts to background information regarding blacksmiths in Israel.

# No blacksmith could be found

This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one could find a blacksmith" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# blacksmith

Here "blacksmith" refers to someone who made or sharpened metal tools and weapons.

# sharpen his plow points

The words "plow points" refer to the point of a metal tool used for digging up the ground for planting crops.

# mattock ... ax ... sickle

These are common garden tools.

# mattock

A "mattock" is a broad-bladed axe, with a horizontal blade that is used for breaking up hard soil.

# sickle

a curved blade for cutting grasses and grain stalks

# two-thirds of a shekel

The shekel is divided into 3 parts, 2 of 3 parts are given. "2/3 of a shekel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])

# straightening the goads

"taking out the bend and making the ox goad straight again so it could be used"
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`The narrative shifts to background information regarding blacksmiths in Israel.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# No blacksmith could be found`

			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one could find a blacksmith" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# blacksmith`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here "blacksmith" refers to someone who made or sharpened metal tools and weapons.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# sharpen his plow points`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The words "plow points" refer to the point of a metal tool used for digging up the ground for planting crops.`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# mattock ... ax ... sickle`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These are common garden tools.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# mattock`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`A "mattock" is a broad-bladed axe, with a horizontal blade that is used for breaking up hard soil.`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# sickle`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`a curved blade for cutting grasses and grain stalks`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# two-thirds of a shekel`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The shekel is divided into 3 parts, 2 of 3 parts are given. "2/3 of a shekel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# straightening the goads`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"taking out the bend and making the ox goad straight again so it could be used"`