# 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"