Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation On the fourth day of Judith's stay in the camp, Holofernes gave a banquet for his highest ranking officers, but he did not invite any of the officers who were on duty. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me. Judith 12:8And 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. Judith 12:9 And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening. Judith 12:11 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. Judith 12:12 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. Context Judith 12…9And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening. 10And it came to pass on the fourth day, that Holofernes made a supper for his servants, and said to Vagao his eunuch: Go, and persuade that Hebrew woman, to consent of her own accord to dwell with me. 11For it is looked upon as shameful among the Assyrians, if a woman mock a man, by doing so as to pass free from him.… Cross References Judith 12:8 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. Judith 12:9 And going in, she remained pure in the tent, until she took her own meat in the evening. Judith 12:11 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. Judith 12:12 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. |