She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, *I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the immerser on a platter.*
for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
and his offering was: one silver platter, the weight of which was one hundred thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mixed with oil for a meal offering;
She, being prompted by her mother, said, *Give me here on a platter the head of Yochanan the immerser.*
In those days, Yochanan the immerser came, preaching in the wilderness of Yehudah, saying,
She went out, and said to her mother, *What shall I ask?* She said, *The head of Yochanan the immerser.*
The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.
*Their feet are swift to shed blood.