The price was a pim for sharpening the plowshares and mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the forks and axes and for repointing the goads.
In context
19Now no blacksmith could be found anywhere in the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears.” 20So all the Israelites went down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. 21The price was a pim for sharpening the plowshares and mattocks, and a third of a shekel for sharpening the forks and axes and for repointing the goads. 22So on the day of battle, not a single sword or spear could be found in the hands of any of the troops with Saul and Jonathan, except for Saul himself and his son Jonathan. 23A Philistine detachment went out to the pass at Michmash.
