KJV King James Version
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
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Matthew 14:8
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
WEB World English Bible
She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”
ASV American Standard Version
And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And she having been instigated by her mother—‘Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to be given [her].
10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought [it] to her mother.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenπροβιβασθεῖσαG4264 · probibazōto promptὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμητρὸςG3384 · mētērmotherαὐτῆς·G846 · autosit/s/heδόςG1325 · didōmito giveμοιG3165 · memeφησὶνG5346 · phēmito assertὧδεG5602 · hōdehereἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπίνακιG4094 · pinaxplatterτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoκεφαλὴνG2776 · kephalēheadἸωάννουG2491 · IōannēsJohnτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoβαπτιστοῦ.G910 · Baptistēsone who baptizes
Cross-references
Mark 6:24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.Proverbs 29:10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.1 Kings 18:13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.2 Kings 11:1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.1 Kings 18:4For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)2 Chronicles 22:2-3Forty and two years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Athaliah the daughter of Omri.Numbers 7:19He offered [for] his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:Ezra 1:9And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,Numbers 7:13And his offering [was] one silver charger, the weight thereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them [were] full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:Numbers 7:84-85This [was] the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
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