Verse 12
Judith 12:12
Apocrypha / Deuterocanonical Books
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For, lo, it is a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company; for if we draw her not unto us, she shall laugh us to scorn.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עָבַרְתִּ֣י בְ/אֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַיִם֮ בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה הַ/זֶּה֒ וְ/הִכֵּיתִ֤י כָל בְּכוֹר֙ בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מֵ/אָדָ֖ם וְ/עַד בְּהֵמָ֑ה וּ/בְ/כָל אֱלֹהֵ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה שְׁפָטִ֖ים אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And I will pass through the land of Egypt in this night, and I will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from man to beast; and against all the gods of Egypt, I will execute judgments. I am the LORD.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 12 Context
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And he commanded to bring her in where his silver vessels were set, and bade that they should prepar...
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And Judith said, I will not eat thereof, lest there be an occasion of stumbling: but provision shall...
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3
And Holofernes said unto her, But if the things that be with thee should fail, whence shall we be ab...
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4
And Judith said unto him, As thy soul liveth, my lord, thy servant shall not spend those things that...
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5
And the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she slept till midnight, and she rose...
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6
and sent to Holofernes, saying, Let my lord now command that they suffer thy servant to go forth unt...
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7
And Holofernes commanded his guards that they should not stay her: and she abode in the camp three d...
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8
And when she came up, she besought the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel to direct her way to the raising...
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9
And she came in clean, and remained in the tent, until she took her meat toward evening.
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10
And it came to pass on the fourth day, Holofernes made a feast to his own servants only, and called...
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11
And he said to Bagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and persuade this Heb...
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12
For, lo, it is a shame for our person, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company;...
13
And Bagoas went from the presence of Holofernes, and came in to her, and said, Let not this fair dam...
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14
And Judith said unto him, And who am I, that I should gainsay my lord? for whatsoever shall be pleas...
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15
And she arose, and decked herself with her apparel and all her woman’s attire; and her servant went...
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16
And Judith came in and sat down, and Holofernes’ heart was ravished with her, and his soul was moved...
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17
And Holofernes said unto her, Drink now, and be merry with us.
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18
And Judith said, I will drink now, my lord, because my life is magnified in me this day more than al...
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19
And she took and ate and drank before him what her servant had prepared.
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20
And Holofernes took great delight in her, and drank exceeding much wine, more than he had drunk at a...
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