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2 Samuel 17:19

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
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King James Version

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

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.

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.