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2 Samuel 17:19

19 Then the woman took and spread a covering over the opening of the well; then she spread out dried grain on it, so nothing was discovered.

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2 Samuel 17:19 — The New International Version (NIV)

19 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.

2 Samuel 17:19 — English Standard Version (ESV)

19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it.

2 Samuel 17:19 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

2 Samuel 17:19 — New Living Translation (NLT)

19 The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.

2 Samuel 17:19 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

19 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.

2 Samuel 17:19 — New Century Version (NCV)

19 The man’s wife spread a sheet over the opening of the well and covered it with grain. No one could tell that anyone was hiding there.

2 Samuel 17:19 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

2 Samuel 17:19 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

19 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.

2 Samuel 17:19 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

19 The man’s wife took a cover, spread it over the top of the cistern, and scattered some grainover it so that no one could tell it was there. 

2 Samuel 17:19 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

19 Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.

2 Samuel 17:19 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

19 The man’s wife took a covering, stretched it over the well’s mouth, and spread out grain on it; and nothing was known of it.

2 Samuel 17:19 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

19 The man’s wife got a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well. Then she scattered grain on the covering. So no one knew that the men were hiding in the well.

2 Samuel 17:19 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

19 And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.


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