George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“While, having composed herself, (Haydock) and done every thing necessary to prevent detection. (Menochius)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 13:11
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 13:11 · Douay-Rheims
“And after a while she went out, and delivered the head of Holofernes to her maid, and bade her put it into her wallet.”
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.