44 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present here.
45 Grk “the earth helped the woman.”
46 Grk “the earth opened its mouth” (a metaphor for the ground splitting open).

In other versions

But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

But the earth helped the woman by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that the dragon had spewed out of his mouth.

But the earth helped the woman. The earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spewed from his mouth.

But the earth helped her by opening its mouth and swallowing the river that gushed out from the mouth of the dragon.

And the earth came to the aid of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed up the river that the dragon had spouted out of his mouth.

And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

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