George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Of oxen. Greek, Syriac, &c., add, “and fields, and she lived on them.””
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 8:7
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 8:7 · Douay-Rheims
“And she was exceedingly beautiful, and her husband left her great riches, and very many servants, and large possessions of herds of oxen, and flocks of sheep.”
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.