2 Samuel
2 Samuel 17:19
19Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | הָאִשָּׁ֗ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| took | וַתִּקַּ֣ח | wat·tiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| a covering | הַמָּסָךְ֙ | ham·mā·sāḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4539 covering, screen |
| spread | וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ | wat·tip̄·rōś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| it over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mouth | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the well | הַבְּאֵ֔ר | hab·bə·’êr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H875 well, pit |
| and scattered | וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח | wat·tiš·ṭaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7849 spread, spread abroad |
| grain | הָֽרִפ֑וֹת | hā·ri·p̄ō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H7383 grits |
| over it | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| so nobody | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| would know | נוֹדַ֖ע | nō·w·ḏa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| a thing | דָּבָֽר׃ | dā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.