2 Samuel 17:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:19 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
הָאִשָּׁ֗ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ
pâras
H6566
to spread out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמָּסָךְ֙
mâçâk
H4539
covering
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַבְּאֵ֔ר
bᵉʼêr
H875
well
וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח
shâṭach
H7849
to spread
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָֽרִפ֑וֹת
rîyphâh
H7383
grain
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נוֹדַ֖ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
דָּבָֽר
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
The woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the woman took and stretched out a covering over the face of the well, and she spread grain over it, so the matter was not known.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).