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Judith 10:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Judith 10:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 When they had done so, Judith went out, accompanied by her maid. The men of the city continued to watch her until she went down the mountain and crossed the valley, at which point they lost sight of her.
11 In the Enemy Camp. As the two women were proceeding straight across the valley, they were intercepted by an Assyrian patrol. 12 [a]The soldiers took Judith into custody and asked her, “To what people do you belong? Where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I am a daughter of the Hebrews,” she replied, “and I am fleeing from them, because they are about to be delivered into your hands and become your prey.
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- Judith 10:12 Judith’s use of deceit here and in 11:5-19 is in accord with Old Testament morality (see Gen 27:1-25; 34:13-29; 37:32ff; Jos 2:1-7; Jdg 4:17-22).
