Mark 6:28

And he brought the rosh Yochanan upon a platter and gave it to the young girl, and the young girl gave it to her mother.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

In Context

27And, ofen ort, the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring the rosh Yochanan. And having left, the executioner beheaded Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva in the beit hasohar.

29And, having heard this, Yochananʼs talmidim came and carried away his geviyah (body) and placed it in a kever (grave).

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Cross References

2 Samuel 4:7For when they had gone into the bais, he lay on his mittah (bed) in his chedar mishkav (bedroom), and they stabbed him, and killed him, and beheaded him, and took his rosh, and got away through the derech HaAravah kol halailah.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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