OLD TESTAMENT

Judith 12:16

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Judith came in and sat down, and Holofernes’ heart was ravished with her. His passion was aroused, and he exceedingly desired her company. He was watching for a time to deceive her from the day that he had seen her.

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Verse 16. Her. Greek adds, “company; and he had sought an opportunity of deluding her, from the day when he first beheld her.” He justly, therefore, fell into the snare which he had laid.

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