:TEXT: "his [step-]daughter by Herodias came in" : S B D L Delta 565 : ASVn TEVn RANK: DNOTES: "the daughter of Herodias herself came in" : A C K W Theta Pi f13 28 33 700 892 1010 1241 Byz Lect most lat vg syr(h) : KJV ASV : "the daughter of Herodias came in" : f1 some lat syr(s,p,pal) cop : RSV NIV NEB TEV : The phrase translated "his [step-]daughter by Herodias" (literally, "his daughter of Herodias") can also be translated "his daughter Herodias." It is probably more natural to read it this way. Since Herodias was the wife's name and Josephus gives the daughters' name as Salome, it was natural for copyists to change "his" to "herself" or to omit it altogether in order to avoid what might be taken as a mistake in the Bible. It is probable that the omission of "herself" in the RSV, NIV, NEB, and TEV is more due to making a smooth translation than following a suspect text.