King James Version

2 Samuel 17:19

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

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וַתִּקַּ֣חvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.הָאִשָּׁ֗הhaishahthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂvatifrosand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break”, the next action in the storyH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַמָּסָךְ֙hamasakhethe coveringמָסָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the covering”, the ordinary formH4539a cover, i.e. veilcovering, curtain, hanging.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵ֣יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הַבְּאֵ֔רhaberthe wellבְּאֵרdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the well”, the ordinary formH875a pit; especially a wellpit, well.וַתִּשְׁטַ֥חvatishtachand enlargeשָׁטַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and enlarge”, the next action in the storyH7849to expandall abroad, enlarge, spread, stretch out.עָלָ֖יוalayvaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הָֽרִפ֑וֹתharifotthe ground cornרִיפָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the ground corn”, the ordinary formH7383(only plural), grits (as pounded)ground corn, wheat.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…נוֹדַ֖עnodaknowיָדַעverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…דָּבָֽרdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the woman taketh and spreadeth the covering over the face of the well, and spreadeth on it the ground corn, and the thing hath not been known.

World English Bible

The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.

Darby Translation

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known.

Douay-Rheims

And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley: and so the thing was not known.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And a woman took a covering, and spread it over the mouth of the well, and spread out ground corn upon it to dry, and the thing was not known.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔλαβεν ἡ γυνὴ, καὶ διεπέτασε τὸ ἐπικάλυμμα ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ λάκκου, καὶ ἔψυξεν ἐπʼ αὐτῷ ἀραφὼθ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγνώσθη ῥῆμα.