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He swore to her, "Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
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She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the immerser."
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She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of Yochanan the immerser on a platter."
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The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.
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Immediately the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring Yochanan's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
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When his talmidim heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
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The apostles gathered themselves together to Yeshua, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.
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He said to them, "You come apart into a desert place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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They went away in the boat to a desert place by themselves.
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They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.