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“Order that the town gate be opened for me so that I may go forth and carry out the things you have just said to me.” They complied with her request and ordered the young men to open the gate for her. 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.

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