Judith 10:21-23 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

21. Holofernes was resting on his bed under a mosquito net woven of purple and gold thread and decorated with emeralds and other precious stones.

22. When the men told him that Judith had arrived, he came to the outer part of the tent. Silver lamps were carried ahead of him.

23. When Judith came towards him and his servants, they were all astonished at her beauty. She bowed down to the ground before Holofernes, but his servants helped her to her feet.

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