| 19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 17:19:1 ⧉וַתִּקַּ֣חvatikkakhand she took 2 Samuel 17:19:2 ⧉הָאִשָּׁ֗הhaishshathe woman 2 Samuel 17:19:3 ⧉וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂvatifrosand she spread 2 Samuel 17:19:4 ⧉אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙ethamasakh{direct object} the covering 2 Samuel 17:19:5 ⧉עַל־פְּנֵ֣יalpeneover the surface of 2 Samuel 17:19:6 ⧉הַבְּאֵ֔רhabbeerthe well 2 Samuel 17:19:7 ⧉וַתִּשְׁטַ֥חvatishtakhand she spread out 2 Samuel 17:19:8 ⧉עָלָ֖יוalavupon it 2 Samuel 17:19:9 ⧉הָֽרִפ֑וֹתharifotthe grits or crushed grain 2 Samuel 17:19:10 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not 2 Samuel 17:19:11 ⧉נוֹדַ֖עnodawas known 2 Samuel 17:19:12 ⧉דָּבָֽר׃davara thing or a matter |
| 19. Formal Translation Then the woman took and spread the covering over the mouth of the well and scattered the grain upon it, and nothing was known about the matter. |
| 19. Dynamic Translation The woman took a cloth, spread it over the well’s opening, and scattered provisions on top so that no one suspected anything. |