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For the mighty prince of them felled not down by (the) strength of young men, neither the sons of giants killed him, neither high giants putted themselves to him; but Judith, the daughter of Merari, overcame him by the fairness of her face. [Forsooth the mighty of them fell not of young men, nor the sons of a tyrant smote him, nor high giants put them to him; but Judith, widow, the daughter of Merari, in the fairness of her face unloosed him.]

For she unclothed her(self) from the cloth (or the cloak) of (her) widowhood, and clothed her(self) with (or in) the cloth (or the cloak) of gladness, into the full out joying of the sons of Israel. [Forsooth she (un)clothed her from the cloth of her widowhood, and clothed her in the cloth of gladness, in full out joying of the sons of Israel.]

10 She anointed her face with ointment, and she bound together the tresses of her hairs with a coronal, to deceive him. [She anointed her face with an ointment, and she bound together her crisp hairs with a mitre, to deceive him.]

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