The tools used for plowing...
These psukim list a number of tools used for farming.
מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ = a plow
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 ax head from the Bronze Age.
מַחֲרֵשָׁתוֹ = A mattock is a tool which looks
.like a pickax and is used to dig up a field
שְׁלשׁ קִלְּשׁוֹן = 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.
וְהָיְתָה הַפְּצִירָה פִים
The Pim was a weight used in ancient times. It is thought to have weighed about two thirds of a silver shekel.
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
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
A side view of the Pim weight
Last modified: Thursday, 13 August 2015, 11:41 AM