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And so soon as the morning shall appear, and the sun shall come forth upon the earth, take ye
every one his weapons, and go forth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over
them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians; but go not
down.
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Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up the captains of
the army of Assur, and shall run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him: then fear shall
fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face.
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So ye, and all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as they
go.
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But before ye do these things, call me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and know him
that despised the house of Israel, and that sent him to us as it were to his death.
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Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias; and when he was come, and saw the head
of Holofernes in a man's hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and his spirit
failed.
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But when they had recovered him, he fell at Judith's feet, and reverenced her, and said, Blessed
art thou in all the tabernacles of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy name shall be astonished.
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Now therefore tell me all the things that thou hast done in these days. Then Judith declared
unto him in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that
hour she spake unto them.
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And when she had left off speaking, the people shouted with a loud voice, and made a joyful
noise in their city.
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And when Achior had seen all that the God of Israel had done, he believed in God greatly,
and circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and was joined unto the house of Israel unto this day.
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And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and
every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain.
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But when the Assyrians saw them, they sent to their leaders, which came to their captains and
tribunes, and to every one of their rulers.
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So they came to Holofernes' tent, and said to him that had the charge of all his things, Waken
now our lord: for the slaves have been bold to come down against us to battle, that they may be
utterly destroyed.
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Then went in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept
with Judith.
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But because none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him cast
upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him.
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Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent
his garments.
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After he went into the tent where Judith lodged: and when he found her not, he leaped out to
the people, and cried,
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