15
"Thou hast saved thy life in that thou hast hastened to come down to the presence of our lord. Now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee until they have delivered thee to his hands.
16
And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but show unto him according to thy word, and he will treat thee well."
17
Then they chose out of them a hundred men to accompany her and her maid, and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes.
18
Then was there a concourse throughout all the camp, for her coming was noised among the tents; and they came about her as she stood outside the tent of Holofernes till they told him of her.
19
And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her; and every one said to his neighbor, "Who would despise this people who have among them such women? Surely it is not good that one man of them be left who, being let go, might deceive the whole earth."
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.