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When the men heard her words and saw her face (for they found her very beautiful), they said to her,
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"You have saved your own life by hurrying down here to see our master. Now go to his tent, and some of us will escort you to deliver you to him personally.
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When you stand before him, don't let your heart be afraid. Tell him everything you just told us, and he'll treat you well."
17
The patrol chose one hundred of their men to accompany Judith and her servant, and they led them to Holofernes' tent.
18
The soldiers in the camp turned out in droves, for word of her arrival had spread from tent to tent. So they came and stood around her as she waited outside Holofernes' tent while the patrol told him about her.