Immediatelyshe camein a hurryto the kingand asked,saying,"I wantyou to giveme at oncethe headof Johnthe Baptiston a platter."
For their feetrunto evilAnd they hastento shedblood.
and his offering[was] onesilverdishwhose weight[was] one hundredand thirty[shekels], onesilverbowlof seventyshekels,according to the shekelof the sanctuary,bothof them fullof fineflourmixedwith oilfor a grain offering;
Having been promptedby her mother,she said,"Giveme hereon a platterthe headof Johnthe Baptist."
Nowin thosedaysJohnthe Baptistcame,preachingin the wildernessof Judea,saying,
And she wentout and saidto her mother,"Whatshall I askfor?" And she said,"The headof Johnthe Baptist."
And although the kingwas very sorry,[yet] becauseof his oathsand because of his dinner guests,he was unwillingto refuseher.
"THEIR FEETARE SWIFTTO SHEDBLOOD,
