1Sa 13:21 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 21. Yet they had a file ] The Hebrew petsirah , from patsar , to rub hard , is translated very differently by the versions and by critics. Our translation may be as likely as any: they permitted them the use of files , (I believe the word means grindstone ,) to restore the blunted edges of their tridents axes , and goads .

‏ 1 Samuel 13:21

Verse 21. Yet they had a file] The Hebrew petsirah, from patsar, to rub hard, is translated very differently by the versions and by critics. Our translation may be as likely as any: they permitted them the use of files, (I believe the word means grindstone,) to restore the blunted edges of their tridents axes, and goads.