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17 Praise ye the Lord our God, that hath not forsaken them that trust in him, and by me, his handmaid,

18 he hath fulfilled his mercy, which he promised to the house of Israel, and in this night he hath slain in (or by) mine hand the enemy of his people. [he hath fulfilled his mercy, that he promised to the house of Israel, and hath slain in mine hand the enemy of his people this night.]

19 And she took out of the script (or out of the bag) the head of Holofernes, and showed it to them, and said, Lo! the head of Holofernes, prince of the chivalry of (the) Assyrians; and lo! his curtain, in (or under) which he lay in his drunkenness, where also the Lord our God killed him by the hand of a woman. [And bringing forth of the script the head of Holofernes, showed to them, saying, Lo! the head of Holofernes, prince of the chivalry of Assyrians; and lo! the canopy of him, in which he lay in his drunkenhood, where and by the hand of a woman smote him the Lord our God.]

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