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23 And he swore to her: What ever you ask, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom.
24 But she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask? She replied: The head of John the Immerser.
25 And she came in immediately, with haste, to the king, and made her request, saying: I desire that you give me, at once, in a dish, the head of John the Immerser.
26 And the king was very sad; yet, on account of his oath and his guests, he would not reject her.
27 And the king immediately sent one of his guards, and commanded his head to be brought.
28 And he went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the maiden; and the maiden gave it to her mother.