Mark 6:21

and of{well-seasonable day become} when Herod to{the geneses[/birthdays]} of{same} he-has-been-making dinner/supper to{the magnates} of{same} and to{the thousand-chiefs/chiliarchs} and to{the firsts} of{the Galilee},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

In Context

20for the Herod has-been-fearing the John, having-beheld same man just and holy, and has-been-keeping-together same and, hear[ing] many of{same} he-has-been-doing, and pleasure-ly, has-been-hearing of{same},

22and of{come[ing]-into} of{the daughter} of{same[feminine], the Herodias}, and of{dance[ing]} and of{please[ing]} to{the Herod} and to{the being-lain-up/anew-together}, the King says to{the girl}, "Give-cause/request me, what if-supposing you-may-be-will-ing, and I-will-give to{you},"

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Cross References

Acts 12:2Moreover, he-lifts-up[i.e. removes/eliminates] James, the brother of{John}, to{[the] knife}.

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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