24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
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At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”