And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she hastened, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread of it:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Calf, destined for a victim or feast, Luke xv. 23., and Proverbs xv. 17. (Calmet)
The generosity of this woman deserves commendation. (Josephus, vi. 15.) (Haydock)