Judith 13:15
Good News Translation
She then took the head out of the food bag and showed it to the people. "Here," she said, "is the head of Holofernes, the general of the Assyrian army, and here is the mosquito net from his bed, where he lay in a drunken stupor. The Lord used a woman to kill him.

New Revised Standard Version
Then she pulled the head out of the bag and showed it to them, and said, “See here, the head of Holofernes, the commander of the Assyrian army, and here is the canopy beneath which he lay in his drunken stupor. The Lord has struck him down by the hand of a woman.

Contemporary English Version
She then reached into the bag and pulled out the head and shouted: This is the head of General Holofernes of the Assyrian army, and here is the mosquito net that covered his bed. The Lord used a woman to kill Holofernes while he lay there drunk.

New American Bible
All the people, from the least to the greatest, hurriedly assembled, for her return seemed unbelievable. They opened the gate and welcomed the two women. They made a fire for light and gathered around the two.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come.

Judith 13:13
And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel.

Judith 13:14
And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.

Judith 13:16
And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace,

Judith 13:17
Judith said: Praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him.

Context
Judith 13
14And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city. 15And all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest: for they now had no hopes that she would come. 16And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace,…
Cross References
Judith 13:13
And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the gates for God is with us, who hath shewn his power in Israel.

Judith 13:14
And it came to pass, when the men had heard her voice, that they called the ancients of the city.

Judith 13:16
And lighting up lights they all gathered round about her: and she went up to a higher place, and commanded silence to be made. And when all had held their peace,

Judith 13:17
Judith said: Praise ye the Lord our God, who hath not forsaken them that hope in him.



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Judith 13:14
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