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Bishop's Bible

Mark 6:28

And brought his head in a charger, & gaue it to the damsell, and the damsell gaue it to her mother.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Government;   Herod;   Jesus, the Christ;   John;   Malice;   Martyrdom;   Minister, Christian;   Politics;   Punishment;   Women;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Execution;   Galilee;   Herod;   John the baptist;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Incest;   John the Baptist;   Persecution;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Charger;   Herodias;   Machaerus;   Salome;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Herod;   John;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Marriage;   Prison, Prisoners;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Haram;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Charger;   Dates (2);   Dish;   Herod ;   John the Baptist;   Machaerus;   Platter ;   Salmon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Charger;   John the Baptist;   New Testament;   Salome ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Herod;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Herodias;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Hero'dias,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Divorce;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Charger;   Moab;   Platter;   Salome;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Charger;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother.
King James Version (1611)
And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the damosell, and the damosell gaue it to her mother.
King James Version
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
English Standard Version
and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
New American Standard Bible
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
New Century Version
and brought it back on a platter. He gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
Amplified Bible
and brought back his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Legacy Standard Bible
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Berean Standard Bible
The man brought John's head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
Contemporary English Version
The guard put the head on a platter and took it to the girl. Then she gave it to her mother.
Complete Jewish Bible
brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Darby Translation
and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Easy-to-Read Version
He brought the head back on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the maide, and the maide gaue it to her mother.
George Lamsa Translation
And brought it on a tray and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Good News Translation
then he brought it on a plate and gave it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
Lexham English Bible
And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
Literal Translation
and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.
American Standard Version
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Bible in Basic English
And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Hebrew Names Version
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
International Standard Version
Then he brought John'shis">[fn] head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
Etheridge Translation
and brought (it) in a dish and gave to the damsel, and the damsel herself gave to her mother.
Murdock Translation
and brought it on a dish, and gave it to the maid; and the maid gave it to her mother.
English Revised Version
and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
World English Bible
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he went and beheaded him in the prison, And brought his head in a charger and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Weymouth's New Testament
and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to her mother.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and brouyte his heed in a disch, and yaf it to the damysel, and the damysel yaf to hir modir.
Update Bible Version
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Webster's Bible Translation
And brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
New English Translation
He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
New King James Version
brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
New Living Translation
brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.
New Life Bible
He took John's head in on a plate and gave it to the girl. The girl gave it to her mother.
New Revised Standard
brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. Then the girl gave it to her mother.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, departing, he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a charger, and gave it unto the damsel - and, the damsel, gave it unto her mother.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave to the damsel, and the damsel gave it her mother.
Revised Standard Version
and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and brought his heed in a charger and gave it to the mayden and the mayden gave it to her mother.
Young's Literal Translation
and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and brought his heade in a platter, and gaue it vnto the damsell, and the damsell gaue it vnto hir mother.
Mace New Testament (1729)
accordingly he went, and beheaded him in the prison, and bringing the head in a charger, he presented it to the young lady, who gave it to her mother:
Simplified Cowboy Version
came back with John's head and presented it to the king's daughter. She took it straight to her mom.

Contextual Overview

14 And king Herode hearde [of hym] for his name was spread abrode: And he sayde, Iohn Baptist is rysen agayne from the dead, and therefore myghtie workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym. 15 Other saide, it is Elias. Some saide, it is a prophete, or as one of the prophetes. 16 But when Herode hearde of hym, he saide: It is Iohn, whom I beheaded, he is rysen from death agayne. 17 For Herode himselfe had sent foorth, and layde handes vpon Iohn, & bounde hym in pryson, for Herodias sake, his brother Philippes wyfe, because he had maryed her. 18 For Iohn sayde vnto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe. 19 Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not. 20 For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly. 21 And whe a conuenient day was come, that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes, hye captaynes, and chiefe estates of Galilee. 22 And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herode, and them that sate at boorde also, the kyng said vnto the damsell: Aske of me what thou wylt, and I wyll geue it thee. 23 And he sware vnto her: Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I wyll geue it thee, euen vnto the one halfe of my kingdome.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 4:7 - took his head 2 Kings 10:8 - there came

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And brought his head in a charger,.... In a large dish, to Herod, who

gave it to the damsel; the daughter of Herodias, as she had requested:

and the damsel gave it to her mother; who had instigated her to it;

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