Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 17:19

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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And the man's wife spread a covering (המּסך, the covering which she had close at hand) over the well (over the opening into the cistern), and scattered groats (ריפות, peeled barley: Pro 27:22) upon it, so that nothing was noticed. The Vulgate explanation is a very good one: "quasi siccans ptisanas" (as if drying peeled barley). 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 17:20

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