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Now at that time Judith heard thereof, which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of
Joseph, the son of Ozel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of Raphaim,
the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the
son of Salasadal, the son of Israel.
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And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in the barley harvest.
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For as he stood overseeing them that bound sheaves in the field, the heat came upon his head,
and he fell on his bed, and died in the city of Bethulia: and they buried him with his fathers in the
field between Dothaim and Balamo.
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So Judith was a widow in her house three years and four months.
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And she made her a tent upon the top of her house, and put on sackcloth upon her loins and
ware her widow's apparel.
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And she fasted all the days of her widowhood, save the eves of the sabbaths, and the sabbaths,
and the eves of the new moons, and the new moons and the feasts and solemn days of the house of
Israel.
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She was also of a goodly countenance, and very beautiful to behold: and her husband Manasses
had left her gold, and silver, and menservants and maidservants, and cattle, and lands; and she
remained upon them.
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And there was none that gave her an ill word; ar she feared God greatly.
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Now when she heard the evil words of the people against the governor, that they fainted for
lack of water; for Judith had heard all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and that he had
sworn to deliver the city unto the Assyrians after five days;
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Then she sent her waitingwoman, that had the government of all things that she had, to call
Ozias and Chabris and Charmis, the ancients of the city.
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And they came unto her, and she said unto them, Hear me now, O ye governors of the
inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right,
touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to
deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you.
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And now who are ye that have tempted God this day, and stand instead of God among the
children of men?
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And now try the Lord Almighty, but ye shall never know any thing.
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For ye cannot find the depth of the heart of man, neither can ye perceive the things that he
thinketh: then how can ye search out God, that hath made all these things, and know his mind, or
comprehend his purpose? Nay, my brethren, provoke not the Lord our God to anger.
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For if he will not help us within these five days, he hath power to defend us when he will,
even every day, or to destroy us before our enemies.
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Do not bind the counsels of the Lord our God: for God is not as man, that he may be threatened;
neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering.
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