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They arrested her and asked, "Who are your people? Where did you come from? And where are you going?" She replied, "I'm a daughter of the Hebrews, and I'm escaping from them because they are about to be handed over to you to be consumed.
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I'm going to see Holofernes the general of your army, to bring to him a true report of the situation. Furthermore, I will show him a road he can use to control all of the highlands without losing the life of even one of his men."
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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."