# Herodias held on to anger against him

"Herodias continued to be angry at John"

# and wanted to kill him

Herodias wanted someone to kill John. Alternate translation: "and she wanted someone to kill him"

# but she could not

What she could not do can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "but she could not kill him" or "but she could not have him killed" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-ellipsis]])