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

he said, “Go away, for the girl is not dead but asleep.” And they began making fun of him. ¹ 

But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and gently took her by the hand, and the girl got up.

His ¹  head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. ¹ 

Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up.”

When his daughter Herodias ¹  came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”