MARK 6:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and brought the head into the party on a plate and gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

UST Then, the soldier put John’s head on a plate and gave it to the young woman. She left and gave it to her mother, Herodias.

BLB and brought his head upon a platter, and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

AICNT and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

OEB and, bringing his head on a dish, gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

WEBBE and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

LSV and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head on a plate, and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother;

FBV the executioner brought John's head on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the young girl handed it to her mother.

TCNT The executioner then went and beheaded John in the prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.

T4T He put it on a platter, brought it back, and gave it to the girl. The girl took it to her mother.

LEB And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

BBE And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

Moff brought his head on a dish, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

Wymth and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to her mother.

ASV and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

DRA And he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish: and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

YLT and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give it to her mother;

Drby and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

RV and brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
(and brought his head in a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. )

SLT And he having departed, beheaded him in prison, and brought his head upon a board, and gave it to the little girl: and the little girl gave it to her mother.

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

KJB-1769 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
(And brought his head in a platter, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. )

KJB-1611 And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the damosell, and the damosell gaue it to her mother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And brought his head in a charger, & gaue it to the damsell, and the damsell gaue it to her mother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva And brought his head in a charger, and gaue it to the maide, and the maide gaue it to her mother.
(And brought his head in a platter, and gave it to the maid, and the maid gave it to her mother. )

Cvdl and brought his heade in a platter, and gaue it vnto the damsell, and the damsell gaue it vnto hir mother.
(and brought his head in a platter, and gave it unto the damsel, and the damsel gave it unto her mother.)

TNT and brought his heed in a charger and gave it to the mayden and the mayden gave it to her mother.
(and brought his heed in a platter and gave it to the maiden and the maiden gave it to her mother. )

Wycl and brouyte his heed in a disch, and yaf it to the damysel, and the damysel yaf to hir modir.
(and brought his heed in a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave to her mother.)

Luth Und trug her sein Haupt auf einer Schüssel und gab‘s dem Mägdlein, und das Mägdlein gab‘s ihrer Mutter.
(And wore/brought her be head on/in/to one/a bowl/basin/platter and gave_it to_him Maiden, and the Maiden gave_it of_their/her mother.)

ClVg et attulit caput ejus in disco: et dedit illud puellæ, et puella dedit matri suæ.
(and brought the_head his in/into/on I_learn: and he_gave it/this/that girls, and girl he_gave mother his/her_own. )

UGNT καὶ ἤνεγκεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(kai aʸnegken taʸn kefalaʸn autou epi pinaki, kai edōken autaʸn tōi korasiōi, kai to korasion edōken autaʸn taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἤνεγκεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(kai aʸnegken taʸn kefalaʸn autou epi pinaki kai edōken autaʸn tōi korasiōi, kai to korasion edōken autaʸn taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

RP-GNT Ὁ δὲ ἀπελθὼν ἀπεκεφάλισεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ, καὶ ἤνεγκεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ· καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(Ho de apelthōn apekefalisen auton en taʸ fulakaʸ, kai aʸnegken taʸn kefalaʸn autou epi pinaki, kai edōken autaʸn tōi korasiōi; kai to korasion edōken autaʸn taʸ maʸtri autaʸs.)

TC-GNT [fn]Ὁ δὲ ἀπελθὼν ἀπεκεφάλισεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ, καὶ ἤνεγκε τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ· καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.
(Ho de apelthōn apekefalisen auton en taʸ fulakaʸ, kai aʸnegke taʸn kefalaʸn autou epi pinaki, kai edōken autaʸn tōi korasiōi; kai to korasion edōken autaʸn taʸ maʸtri autaʸs. )

6:28 ο δε 97% ¦ και CT 1.1%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 6:14–29: King Herod killed John the Baptizer

Here Mark interrupted his story of how Jesus sent his disciples to preach, expel demons, and heal people. The story about Jesus and his disciples starts again in 6:30. In Section 6:14–29, Mark inserted a different story. He told what King Herod thought about Jesus and why he thought these things. He told the story of how Herod killed John the Baptizer, and how Herod thought that Jesus must be John, alive again.

Here is another possible heading for this section:

The death of John the Baptist

There are parallel passages for this section in Matthew 14:1–12; Luke 9:7–9 (see also Luke 3:19–20).

Paragraph 6:21–29

The previous paragraph implied that Herodias had wanted to kill John for some time. In this paragraph, Mark told about a new development in the story: a banquet on Herod’s birthday. During this banquet, Herodias finally had a chance to have John killed.

6:28a

The man brought John’s head on a platter

Then he put it on a tray and brought it
Then he returned to where Herod was, carrying his/John’s head on a tray

The man brought John’s head on a platter: The executioner placed the head on a flat tray (see 6:25b) and carried it back to the girl (6:28b). In some languages it may be more natural to make some of this information explicit, or to include it in the same sentence as 6:28b. For example:

Then he placed John’s head on a tray/platter and brought it to the girl.

on a platter: The word platter is the same term as in 6:25b.

6:28b

and presented it to the girl,

to the girl,
and gave the head to Herodias’ daughter.

and presented it to the girl: The word that the BSB translates as presented means “gave,” as in the RSV. It is the same word that the BSB translates as “gave” in 6:28c. The executioner (not Herod) gave the head of John the Baptizer to the girl, Herodias’ daughter.

6:28c

who gave it to her mother.

and she carried it out and gave it to her mother.
She then went and gave it to her mother.

who gave it to her mother: The daughter took John’s head to her mother, who was in another room, and gave it to her. Your translation should not imply that the mother was in the same room as the men. To make this clear, you may want to say:

and she went and gave it to her mother

Parallel MARK 6:28

Section 6:14–29: King Herod killed John the Baptizer

Paragraph 6:21–29

6:28a

6:28b

6:28c