Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 17:19
American Standard Version
And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
Amplified® Bible
And the woman spread a covering over the well's mouth and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not discovered.
Contemporary English Version
The man's wife put the cover on the well and poured grain on top of it, so the well could not be seen.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
The man's wife took a covering, spread it over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it, so that no one would notice anything.
King James Version
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
New American Standard Bible
And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.
New International Version
His wife took a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it. No one knew anything about it.
New King James Version
Then the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground grain on it; and the thing was not known.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing seemed apparent.
Revised Standard Version
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and scattered grain upon it; and nothing was known of it.
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.
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