Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation and said to them, "You live in Canaan, so tell me about the people who live in these mountains. Which cities do they occupy? How large is their army? What is the source of their power and strength? Who is the king who leads their army? New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare: Judith 5:1And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains. Judith 5:2 And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Ammon. Judith 5:4 And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? Judith 5:5 Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said; If thou vouchsafe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth. Context Judith 5…2And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Ammon. 3And he said to them: Tell me what is this people that besetteth the mountains: or what are their cities, and of what sort, and how great: also what is their power, or what is their multitude: or who is the king over their warfare: 4And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace?… Cross References Judith 5:1 And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the Assyrians, that the children of Israel prepared themselves to resist, and had shut up the ways of the mountains. Judith 5:2 And he was transported with exceeding great fury and indignation, and he called all the princes of Moab and the leaders of Ammon. Judith 5:4 And why they above all that dwell in the east, have despised us, and have not come out to meet us, that they might receive us with peace? Judith 5:5 Then Achior captain of all the children of Ammon answering, said; If thou vouchsafe, my lord, to hear, I will tell the truth in thy sight concerning this people, that dwelleth in the mountains, and there shall not a false word come out of my mouth. |