Other translations
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.
Darby Bible Translation
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.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And 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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised corn thereon; and nothing was known.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it.
God's Word
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.
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.
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.
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 American Standard Bible
And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.
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.
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.
The World English Bible
The woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.