Judith 4:6
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6 The high priest Joakim, who was in Jerusalem at the time, wrote to the people of Bethulia and Betomesthaim, which faces Esdraelon opposite the plain near Dothan,(A)
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Judith 11:14
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14 Since even the people in Jerusalem have been doing this, they have sent messengers there in order to bring back permission from the council of the elders.(A)
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Judith 11:19
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19 Then I will lead you through Judea until you come to Jerusalem; there I will set your throne.[a] You will drive them like sheep that have no shepherd, and no dog will so much as growl at you. For this was told me to give me foreknowledge; it was announced to me, and I was sent to tell you.”(A)
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- 11.19 Or chariot
Judith 15:5
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5 When the Israelites heard it, with one accord they fell upon the enemy[a] and cut them down as far as Choba. Those in Jerusalem and all the hill country also came, for they were told what had happened in the camp of the enemy. The men in Gilead and in Galilee outflanked them with great slaughter, even beyond Damascus and its borders.(A)
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- 15.5 Gk them
Judith 15:8
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The Israelites Celebrate Their Victory
8 Then the high priest Joakim and the council of the Israelites who lived in Jerusalem came to witness the good things that the Lord had done for Israel and to see Judith and to wish her well.(A)
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