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  • Judith 10:23View Full Chapter

    23 As Judith came before him and his servants, they were all amazed by the beauty of her face. She fell to the ground before him and paid him respect, but his slaves raised her up.

  • Judith 11:5View Full Chapter

    Judith’s speech

    Judith answered him, “Listen to the words of your slave and let your servant woman speak in your presence. I won’t lie to you this night, my master.

  • Judith 12:2View Full Chapter

    But Judith said, “I won’t eat this, or it will be an offense. I’ll have enough to eat from what I brought with me.”

  • Judith 12:4View Full Chapter

    Judith said to him, “As surely as you live, my master, your slave woman won’t use up what she brought, before the Lord accomplishes by my hand what he has determined.”

  • Judith 12:14View Full Chapter

    14 Then Judith said to him, “Who am I to argue with my master? Whatever pleases him I will do quickly, and it will be my joy until the day I die.”

  • Judith 12:16View Full Chapter

    16 When Judith entered the tent and lay down, Holofernes’ heart was struck by her, he was shaken to the core, and he was very eager to have sex with her. He had been looking for an opportunity to seduce her since the day when he first saw her.

  • Judith 12:18View Full Chapter

    18 Judith said, “I will certainly drink, my master, because today is the best day of my life since the day I was born.”

  • Judith 13:1View Full Chapter

    Judith kills Holofernes

    13 When evening came, his slaves left quickly, and Bagoas closed up the tent from the outside and shut out those who had been waiting on his master. They all went to bed, for they were exhausted because the party had lasted a long time.

  • Judith 13:2View Full Chapter

    Judith was left alone in the tent with Holofernes sprawled out on his bed, dead drunk.

  • Judith 13:3View Full Chapter

    Now Judith told her servant to stand outside of the bedroom and to watch for her to come out just as she had done on other days. She said that she would be going out to pray, and she told Bagoas the same thing.

  • Genesis 26:34View Full Chapter

    Esau’s wives

    34 When Esau was 40 years old, he married Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

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