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# General Information:
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The narrative shifts to background information regarding blacksmiths in Israel.
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# No blacksmith could be found
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "No one could find a blacksmith" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# blacksmith
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Here "blacksmith" refers to someone who made or sharpened metal tools and weapons.
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# sharpen his plow points
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The words "plow points" refer to the point of a metal tool used for digging up the ground for planting crops.
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# mattock ... ax ... sickle
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These are common garden tools.
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# mattock
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A "mattock" is a broad-bladed axe, with a horizontal blade that is used for breaking up hard soil.
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# sickle
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a curved blade for cutting grasses and grain stalks
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# two-thirds of a shekel
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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]])
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# straightening the goads
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"taking out the bend and making the ox goad straight again so it could be used"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/hebrew]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/sword]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/spear]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ax]] |