King James Version (KJV)
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
Modern English
The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.
Hebrew
וַתִּקַּ֣ח הָאִשָּׁ֗ה וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ אֶת־הַמָּסָךְ֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַבְּאֵ֔ר וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח עָלָ֖יו הָֽרִפ֑וֹת וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע דָּבָֽר׃
vatiqaḥ haʾishah vatipros ʾet-hamasak ʿal-pney habʾer vatishṭaḥ ʿalayv haripvot vloʾ nvodaʿ dabar