Good News Translation
Then Judith raised the sword and struck him twice in the neck as hard as she could, chopping off his head.

New Revised Standard Version
Then she struck his neck twice with all her might, and cut off his head.

Contemporary English Version
Then she struck him two times in the neck with the sword as hard as she could and cut off his head.

New American Bible
She went to the bedpost near the head of Holofernes, and taking his sword from it,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it.

And when she had said this, she went to the pillar that was at his bed's head, and loosed his sword that hung tied upon it.

Judith 13:6
And Judith stood before the bed praying with tears, and the motion of her lips in silence,

Judith 13:7
Saying: Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, and in this hour look on the works of my hands, that as thou hast promised, thou mayst raise up Jerusalem thy city: and that I may bring to pass that which I have purposed, having a belief that it might be done by thee.

Judith 13:9
And when she had drawn it out, she took him by the hair of his head, and said: Strengthen me, O Lord God, at this hour.

Judith 13:10
And she struck twice upon his neck, and cut off his head, and took off his canopy from the pillars, and rolled away his headless body.