George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Water. Greek, “in the camp;” perhaps she washed only her hands and face. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 12:7
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 12:7 · Douay-Rheims
“And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
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.