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And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days.
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And she went out in the nights into the valley of Bethulia, and washed herself in a fountain of water.
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And as she came up, she prayed to the Lord the God of Israel, that he would direct her way to the deliverance of his people.
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And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening.
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And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: so, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me.
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For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him.
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Then Vagao went in to Judith, and said: Let not my good maid be afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face, that she may eat with him and drink wine and be merry.
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And Judith answered him: Who am I, that I should gainsay my lord?
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All that shall be good and best before his eyes, I will do. And whatsoever shall please him, that shall be best to me all the days of my life.
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And she arose and dressed herself out with her garments, and going in she stood before his face.
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And the heart of Holofernes was smitten, for he was burning with the desire of her.