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Then he commanded them to bring her in where his silver dinnerware was kept, and ordered them to set a table for her with some of his own delicacies, and with some of his own wine to drink.
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But Judith said, "I cannot partake of them, or it will be an offense; but I will have enough with the things I brought with me."
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Holofernes said to her, "If your supply runs out, where can we get you more of the same? For none of your people are here with us."
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Judith replied, "As surely as you live, my lord, your servant will not use up the supplies I have with me before the Lord carries out by my hand what he has determined."
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Then the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she slept until midnight. Toward the morning watch she got up
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and sent this message to Holofernes: "Let my lord now give orders to allow your servant to go out and pray."
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So Holofernes commanded his guards not to hinder her. She remained in the camp three days. She went out each night to the valley of Bethulia, and bathed at the spring in the camp.
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After bathing, she prayed the Lord God of Israel to direct her way for the triumph of his people.
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Then she returned purified and stayed in the tent until she ate her food toward evening.