Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 13:20
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;
Amplified® Bible
But each of the Israelites had to go down to the Philistines to get his plowshare, mattock, axe, or sickle sharpened.
Contemporary English Version
Whenever the Israelites wanted to get an iron point put on a cattle prod, they had to go to the Philistines. Even if they wanted to sharpen plow-blades, picks, axes, sickles, and pitchforks they still had to go to them. And the Philistines charged high prices.
Darby English Version
And all Israel went down to the Philistines, every man to get his ploughshare, and his hoe, and his axe, and his sickle sharpened,
Good News Bible
(The Israelites had to go to the Philistines to get their plows, hoes, axes, and sickles sharpened;
King James 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.
New American Standard Bible
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
New International Version
So all Israel went down to the Philistines to have their plowshares, mattocks, axes and sickles sharpened.
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;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.
Revised Standard Version
but every one of the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his 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;
