The interpretation timeline

Jdt 12:4

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Jdt 12:4 · Douay-Rheims
“And Judith said: As thy soul liveth, my lord, thy handmaid shall not spend all these things till God do by my hand that which I have purposed. And his servants brought her into the tent which he had commanded.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Which I. Greek, “he.” — Which. Greek, “and she slept till midnight and she arose at the morning watch.” (Haydock) — The mode of counting by hours prevailed after the captivity. (Calmet)”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.