And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before you; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Vain. For who would imagine, that a woman should treat in this manner the objects of her father's adoration? (Calmet)
It would hence appear, that she did not herself adore them, unless fear overcame her religion. (Haydock)