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11 As the two women were walking through the valley, an Assyrian patrol met them. 12 They arrested Judith and questioned her,

What is your nationality? Where did you come from, and where are you going?

I am a Hebrew, she answered,
but I am running away from the Israelites because God is going to let you destroy them. 13 I am on my way to see Holofernes, the general in command of your army, to give him some reliable information. I can show him how to advance into the mountains and take control of the entire region without a single casualty.

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