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Catholic 1849 · Haydock’s Catholic Bible Commentary, Judith 16:11

George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 16:11

George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Jdt 16:11 · Douay-Rheims
“Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty made his soul her captive, with a sword she cut off his head.”
On this verse:
“Sandals. The bandages which tied the shoe-soles (Haydock) to the feet, were most ornamental, Isaias iii. The city of Antylla was assigned to furnish sandals for the queens of Egypt. (Herodotus xii. 98.) (Calmet) — With. Greek, “a sword ( acinace ) passed through his neck.””

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