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before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/14.htm">New King James Version</a> So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And after being prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> Having been prompted by her mother, she said, &#8220Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And having been prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now having been prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” <a href="/amp/matthew/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> She, being coached by her mother [Herodias], said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” <a href="/csb/matthew/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Prompted by her mother, she answered, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And prompted by her mother, she answered, &#8220Give me John the Baptist&#8217s head here on a platter!&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. <a href="/cev/matthew/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the girl's mother told her to say, "Here on a serving plate I want the head of John the Baptist!" <a href="/erv/matthew/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here in a charger the head of John the Baptist. <a href="/gwt/matthew/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Urged by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptizer on a platter." <a href="/gnt/matthew/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> At her mother's suggestion she asked him, "Give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!" <a href="/isv/matthew/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me, right here on a platter, the head of John the Baptist." <a href="/msb/matthew/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Prompted by her mother, she said, ?Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.? <a href="/net/matthew/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." <a href="/nheb/matthew/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And she, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist." <a href="/wbt/matthew/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish. <a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So she, instigated by her mother, said, "Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist." <a href="/web/matthew/14.htm">World English Bible</a> She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she, having been instigated by her mother, says, “Give me here on a plate the head of John the Immerser”; <a href="/blb/matthew/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And having been urged on by her mother she says, "Give me here upon a platter the head of John the Baptist." <a href="/ylt/matthew/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And she having been instigated by her mother -- 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist; <a href="/slt/matthew/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And having been urged on by her mother, Give me, she says, here upon a board, the head of John the Baptist.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But, having been advised by her mother, she said, “Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/14.htm">New American Bible</a> Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And she, because she was instructed by her mother, said, Give me right here on a tray the head of John the Baptist. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But because she had been instructed by her mother, she had said, “Give me here in a dish the head of Yohannan The Baptizer.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And being previously instigated by her mother, she said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Immerser? <a href="/godbey/matthew/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And being instigated by her mother, she says, Give me the head of John the Baptist here in a charger. <a href="/haweis/matthew/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And she, being previously urged on by her mother, said, Give me here, in a spacious dish, the head of John the Baptist. <a href="/mace/matthew/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> who being before instructed by her mother, pray, said she, order John Baptist's head to be brought here in a charger. <a href="/wey/matthew/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> So she, instigated by her mother, said, "Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist." <a href="/worrell/matthew/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And she, urged on by her mother, says, "Give me here upon a plate the head of John the Immerser." <a href="/worsley/matthew/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist: <a href="/parallel/matthew/14-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=4009" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/14.htm">The Beheading of John</a> …7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked. 8<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/4264.htm" title="4264: probibastheisa (V-APP-NFS) -- From pro and a reduplicated form of biazo; to force forward, i.e. Bring to the front, instigate.">Prompted</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hypo (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when).">by</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">her</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3384.htm" title="3384: mētros (N-GFS) -- A mother. Apparently a primary word; a mother.">mother,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: phēsin (V-PIA-3S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">she said,</a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: Dos (V-AMA-2S) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">“Give</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: moi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/5602.htm" title="5602: Hōde (Adv) -- From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.">here</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">on</a> <a href="/greek/4094.htm" title="4094: pinaki (N-DMS) -- A plate, platter, disc, dish. Apparently a form of plax; a plate.">a platter</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2776.htm" title="2776: kephalēn (N-AFS) -- From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively.">head</a> <a href="/greek/2491.htm" title="2491: Iōannou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.">of John</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/910.htm" title="910: Baptistou (N-GMS) -- From baptizo; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner.">Baptist.”</a> 9The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/6-24.htm">Mark 6:24-25</a> Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.” / At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.” <a href="/esther/5-3.htm">Esther 5:3</a> “What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.” <a href="/esther/7-2.htm">Esther 7:2</a> and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.” <a href="/1_kings/21-5.htm">1 Kings 21:5-16</a> Soon his wife Jezebel came in and asked, “Why are you so sullen that you refuse to eat?” / Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my vineyard!’” / But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.” ... <a href="/mark/6-22.htm">Mark 6:22-23</a> When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” / And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!” <a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a> Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” <a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">2 Samuel 13:28-29</a> Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!” / So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule. <a href="/1_samuel/25-3.htm">1 Samuel 25:3</a> His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings. <a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">1 Kings 19:1-2</a> Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. / So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I have not made your life like the lives of those you killed!” <a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1</a> When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. <a href="/matthew/2-16.htm">Matthew 2:16</a> When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi. <a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a> Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death. <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Matthew 27:20</a> But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death. <a href="/acts/12-1.htm">Acts 12:1-3</a> About that time, King Herod reached out to harm some who belonged to the church. / He had James, the brother of John, put to death with the sword. / And seeing that this pleased the Jews, Herod proceeded to seize Peter during the Feast of Unleavened Bread. <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Romans 1:29-32</a> They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. / They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.being.<a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2,3</a> Forty 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… <a href="/mark/6-24.htm">Mark 6:24</a> And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.Give.<a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4,13</a> For 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.) … <a href="/1_kings/19-2.htm">1 Kings 19:2</a> Then 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.<a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1</a> And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.a charger.<a href="/numbers/7-13.htm">Numbers 7:13,19,84,85</a> And 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: … <a href="/ezra/1-9.htm">Ezra 1:9</a> And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/14-2.htm">Baptist</a> <a href="/matthew/14-2.htm">Baptizer</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Charger</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-15.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">Instigated</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/matthew/14-5.htm">John</a> <a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-7.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/numbers/7-85.htm">Platter</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Prompted</a> <a href="/daniel/4-27.htm">Suggestion</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Baptist</a> <a href="/matthew/16-14.htm">Baptizer</a> <a href="/matthew/14-11.htm">Charger</a> <a href="/matthew/14-11.htm">Dish</a> <a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Forward</a> <a href="/matthew/14-10.htm">Head</a> <a href="/acts/6-11.htm">Instigated</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Instructed</a> <a href="/matthew/14-10.htm">John</a> <a href="/matthew/14-11.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/matthew/19-12.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/matthew/14-11.htm">Plate</a> <a href="/matthew/14-11.htm">Platter</a> <a href="/luke/13-18.htm">Prompted</a> <a href="/acts/6-5.htm">Suggestion</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 14</div>1. <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Herod's opinion of Jesus.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Wherefore John Baptist was beheaded.</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Jesus departs into a solitary place,</a> 15. <a href="/matthew/14-15.htm">where he feeds five thousand men with five loves and two fishes.</a> 22. <a href="/matthew/14-22.htm">He walks on the sea to his disciples;</a> 34. <a href="/matthew/14-34.htm">and landing at Gennesaret, </a> 35. <a href="/matthew/14-35.htm">heals the sick who touch of the hem of his garment.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Prompted by her mother This phrase indicates the influence of Herodias, the mother of the girl who danced before Herod. Herodias held a grudge against John the Baptist because he had publicly condemned her marriage to Herod Antipas, which was unlawful according to Jewish law (<a href="/leviticus/18-16.htm">Leviticus 18:16, 20</a>:21). Herodias's manipulation of her daughter reflects the cultural and familial dynamics of the time, where women often wielded power indirectly through male relatives.she said The daughter's compliance in this request highlights the authority and control Herodias had over her. It also underscores the role of women in the ancient Near East, where daughters were expected to obey their mothers and act in accordance with family interests. This moment is pivotal, as it shows the daughter's willingness to carry out her mother's vengeful desires.“Give me here on a platter The request for John's head "on a platter" is both literal and symbolic. It reflects the opulence and decadence of Herod's court, where banquets and feasts were common. The platter, a serving dish, signifies the gruesome nature of the request, turning an execution into a spectacle. This imagery also foreshadows the later events of Jesus' own death, where political and personal vendettas lead to unjust outcomes.the head of John the Baptist.” John the Baptist was a significant prophetic figure, seen as the forerunner to Jesus Christ (<a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3</a>, <a href="/malachi/3.htm">Malachi 3:1</a>). His beheading marks a turning point in the Gospel narrative, symbolizing the rejection of prophetic truth by political powers. This act of violence against a righteous man prefigures the suffering and martyrdom of Jesus, who also faced opposition from the authorities. John's death serves as a somber reminder of the cost of speaking truth to power.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/herodias.htm">Herodias</a> The wife of Herod Antipas, who held a grudge against John the Baptist for condemning her marriage to Herod, as she was previously married to his brother Philip. 2. <a href="/topical/h/herod_antipas.htm">Herod Antipas</a> The tetrarch of Galilee and Perea, who imprisoned John the Baptist and was manipulated into executing him. 3. <a href="/topical/s/salome.htm">Salome</a> The daughter of Herodias, who danced for Herod and his guests, leading to Herod's rash promise. 4. <a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a> A prophet and forerunner of Jesus Christ, known for his call to repentance and his baptism of Jesus. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_banquet.htm">The Banquet</a> A lavish event hosted by Herod Antipas, where Salome's dance took place, leading to the request for John's execution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rash_promises.htm">The Consequences of Rash Promises</a> Herod's impulsive promise to Salome demonstrates the danger of making commitments without considering their moral implications. Believers should be cautious with their words and promises, ensuring they align with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_ungodly_counsel.htm">The Influence of Ungodly Counsel</a> Herodias' manipulation of her daughter to achieve her vengeful desires illustrates the destructive power of ungodly counsel. Christians are encouraged to seek wisdom from God and surround themselves with godly influences. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_righteousness.htm">The Cost of Righteousness</a> John the Baptist's unwavering commitment to truth, even at the cost of his life, serves as a powerful example of faithfulness. Believers are called to stand firm in their convictions, trusting God with the outcomes. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_sinful_desires.htm">The Power of Sinful Desires</a> Herodias' grudge against John the Baptist shows how unchecked sinful desires can lead to devastating actions. Christians must guard their hearts and seek God's help in overcoming sinful inclinations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 14</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_essence_of_biblical_hebrew.htm">What led to John the Baptist's beheading?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_salome_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Salome in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_day_14_teach_in_journey.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_forbid_calling_anyone_father.htm">Why did Jesus instruct not to call anyone father?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Being before instructed of her mother.--Better, being prompted, or instigated. The word does not imply that the girl had been instructed before she danced what to ask for, and St. Mark distinctly states (<a href="/mark/6-24.htm" title="And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.">Mark 6:24</a>) that she went out from the banquet-hall to ask her mother what use she was to make of the tetrarch's promise. The mother's absence shows that the supper was one for men only, and that it was among them, flushed as they were with wine, that the daughter had appeared in reckless disregard of all maiden modesty.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - And she, being before instructed; being put forward (Revised Version); προβιβασθεῖσα (<a href="/acts/19-33.htm">Acts 19:33</a>, Received Text; <a href="/deuteronomy/6-7.htm">Deuteronomy 6:7</a>, LXX.). The word implies that the girl herself would not have thought of it, and perhaps that she had at first some little reluctance. But if so, it was soon over, for she came back "in haste" (Mark). Of her mother. St. Mark explains that she left the room to ask her mother. Said, Give me. This is the gift I want. Here. And evidently at once. The word excludes the possibility of the feast being in Tiberias, if John was slain at Machaerus, as the passage in Josephus states (cf. <a href="/matthew/3-1.htm">Matthew 3:1</a>, note). There is no very great difficulty in supposing the chief men of Galilee, etc. (Mark), to have gone as far as Machaerus to pay their respects to Herod and to partake of the feast, but whether the statement in Josephus is accurate, and how, if it be so, it is to be reconciled with the preceding statement that Machaerus belonged to Aretas, are questions not easily answered (see Schurer, I. 2:26). John Baptist's head in a charger; in a charger the head of John the Baptist (Revised Version). She defines here still more closely (ῶδε ἐπὶ πίνακι), and then states her request. On the form of her demand for John's death, Chrysostom says that she wished to see his tongue lying there silent, for she did not merely long to be freed from his reproaches, but to insult and jeer him (ἐπιβῆναι καὶ ἐπιτωθάσαι κειμένᾳ). Charger. A wooden trencher. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/14-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Prompted προβιβασθεῖσα (probibastheisa) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4264.htm">Strong's 4264: </a> From pro and a reduplicated form of biazo; to force forward, i.e. Bring to the front, instigate. by ὑπὸ (hypo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_5259.htm">Strong's 5259: </a> A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when). her αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. mother, μητρὸς (mētros) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> A mother. Apparently a primary word; a 'mother'. she said, φησίν (phēsin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. “Give Δός (Dos) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give. me μοι (moi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. here Ὧδε (Hōde) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5602.htm">Strong's 5602: </a> From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. on ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. a platter πίνακι (pinaki) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4094.htm">Strong's 4094: </a> A plate, platter, disc, dish. Apparently a form of plax; a plate. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. head κεφαλὴν (kephalēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2776.htm">Strong's 2776: </a> From the primary kapto; the head, literally or figuratively. of John Ἰωάννου (Iōannou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2491.htm">Strong's 2491: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Baptist.” Βαπτιστοῦ (Baptistou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_910.htm">Strong's 910: </a> From baptizo; a baptizer, as an epithet of Christ's forerunner. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/14-8.htm">Matthew 14:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/14-8.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 14:8 She being prompted by her mother said (Matt. 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