These psukim list a number of tools used for farming.

מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ = a plow


plough

אֵתוֹ = The coulter is a round metal disc used to soften a field before plowing

The video below shows a "coulter" in use on a modern tractor



קַרְדֻּמּוֹ = his axe

Below: An image of spear heads and an axe head from the Bronze Age
spear and axe heads from the bronze age
מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֹ= A mattock is a tool which looks like a pickaxe and is used to dig up a field
Mattock
שְׁלשׁ קִלְּשׁוֹן = three pronged pitchfork

Three pronged pitchfork

דָרְבָן= a goad
A Goad is a pole use for prodding the animals to move. Notice the pointed stick in the image below.
ox goad


וְהָיְתָה הַפְּצִירָה פִים
The Pim was a weight used in ancient times. It is thought to have weighed about two thirds of a silver sheckel.

Accordingly, the posuk is saying that the amount of silver which weighed a Pim was the price for sharpening tools.


Below: A top view of a Pim weight

Pim

A side view of the Pim weight

Pim
Last modified: Monday, February 20, 2012, 3:42 PM