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Then Bagoas went in and knocked at the entrance to the tent, for he assumed that Holofernes was sleeping with Judith.
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But when there was no answer, he entered the bedroom and found him sprawled on the floor, dead, with his head missing.
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He cried out with a loud voice, weeping, groaning, and shouting, and he tore his clothes.
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Next he went into the tent where Judith had been staying. Not finding her, he ran out to the people and shouted,
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"The slaves have made fools of us! One Hebrew woman has brought shame upon the house of King Nebuchadnezzar. Look, Holofernes is lying on the ground and his head is gone!"