Verse (Click for Chapter) 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 Living Translation 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. English Standard Version And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it. Berean Standard Bible Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing. King James Bible 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 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. New American Standard Bible And the woman took a cover and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered barley meal on it, so that nothing was known. NASB 1995 And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known. NASB 1977 And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known. Legacy Standard Bible And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered crushed grain on it, so that nothing was known. Amplified Bible And the woman [of the house] took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well and scattered grain on it; so nothing was discovered. Christian Standard Bible Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything. 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. 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. English Revised Version And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised corn thereon; and nothing was known. GOD'S WORD® Translation The man's wife took a cover, spread it over the top of the cistern, and scattered some grain over it so that no one could tell it was there. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version The man's wife grabbed a sheet, covered the mouth of the well with it, and spread some dried grain over it. As a result, nobody could tell it was a hiding place. Majority Standard Bible Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing. NET Bible His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done. New Heart English Bible And the woman took a covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain on it, so that nothing could be noticed. Webster's Bible Translation And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn upon it; and the thing was not 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the woman takes and spreads the covering over the face of the well, and spreads the ground grain on it, and the thing has not been 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. Smith's Literal Translation And the woman will take and spread the covering upon the mouth of the well and she will spread the medicine upon it; and the word will not be known. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version Then a woman took and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as if drying hulled barley. And so the matter was hidden. New American Bible and the woman took the cover and spread it over the mouth of the cistern, strewing crushed grain on the cover so that nothing could be noticed. New Revised Standard Version 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and put barley upon it; and the thing was not known. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a woman took a covering for it and she covered over the well and she spread barley grain over it and no person knew it OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known. Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hushai's Warning Saves David…18But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing. 20When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.… Cross References Joshua 2:4-6 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from. / At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!” / (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.) Judges 4:18-21 Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. / Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. / “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’” ... 1 Kings 18:4 for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.) 1 Kings 18:13 Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water. 2 Kings 6:19 And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria. 2 Kings 11:2-3 But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land. Jeremiah 38:6-13 So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. / Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, ... Genesis 24:45 And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’ Exodus 1:17-21 The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. / So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?” / The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.” ... 1 Samuel 19:12-17 So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. / Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. / When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.” ... 1 Samuel 21:2 “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place. 1 Samuel 22:17-18 Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. / So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod. 2 Samuel 15:34 But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’ 2 Samuel 16:16-19 And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” / “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?” / “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain. ... Matthew 2:13-15 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.” Treasury of Scripture And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. spread a covering Joshua 2:4-6 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they were: … the thing Exodus 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. Jump to Previous Bruised Corn Cover Covering Crushed Face Grain Groats Ground Hole Mouth Opening Scattered Spread Spreadeth Strewed Thereon Top Well's WifeJump to Next Bruised Corn Cover Covering Crushed Face Grain Groats Ground Hole Mouth Opening Scattered Spread Spreadeth Strewed Thereon Top Well's Wife2 Samuel 17 1. Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's15. Secret intelligence is sent unto David 23. Ahithophel hangs himself 25. Amasa is made captain 27. David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions Then his wife This phrase introduces the pivotal role of a woman in the narrative, highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of women in biblical history. In the Hebrew context, the term for "wife" (אִשָּׁה, ishah) signifies not only a marital partner but also a woman of valor and wisdom. This reflects the biblical theme of God using unexpected individuals to fulfill His purposes, reminiscent of other women in Scripture like Rahab and Esther. took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well and scattered grain on it so nothing was known Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then [the man's] wifeהָאִשָּׁ֗ה (hā·’iš·šāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female took וַתִּקַּ֣ח (wat·tiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take a covering הַמָּסָךְ֙ (ham·mā·sāḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4539: A covering, screen and spread וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ (wat·tip̄·rōś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse it over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mouth פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê) Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face of the well הַבְּאֵ֔ר (hab·bə·’êr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 875: A pit, a well and scattered וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח (wat·tiš·ṭaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 7849: To spread, spread abroad grain הָֽרִפ֑וֹת (hā·ri·p̄ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7383: Perhaps grain over it, עָלָ֖יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against so nobody וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no would know נוֹדַ֖ע (nō·w·ḏa‘) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know a thing. דָּבָֽר׃ (dā·ḇār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause Links 2 Samuel 17:19 NIV2 Samuel 17:19 NLT 2 Samuel 17:19 ESV 2 Samuel 17:19 NASB 2 Samuel 17:19 KJV 2 Samuel 17:19 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 17:19 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 17:19 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 17:19 French Bible 2 Samuel 17:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 17:19 The woman took and spread the covering (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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