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and took her into custody. They asked her, "To what people do you belong, and where are you coming from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I am a daughter of the Hebrews, but I am fleeing from them, for they are about to be handed over to you to be devoured.
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I am on my way to see Holofernes the commander of your army, to give him a true report; I will show him a way by which he can go and capture all the hill country without losing one of his men, captured or slain."
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When the men heard her words, and observed her face—she was in their eyes marvelously beautiful—they said to her,
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"You have saved your life by hurrying down to see our lord. Go at once to his tent; some of us will escort you and hand you over to him.
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When you stand before him, have no fear in your heart, but tell him what you have just said, and he will treat you well."
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.