George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“My. Greek, “the mouth of thy slave.” (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 5:5
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 5:5 · Douay-Rheims
“Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said: If thou vouch safe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth.”
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.