Judith 12:8-10

Common English Bible

⁸ When she came up from the water, she would pray to the Lord God of Israel to direct her way so as to uplift the children of her^[a] people. ⁹ Then she returned purified to the tent and remained there until evening time, when her food was brought to her.

Holofernes throws a banquet

¹⁰ On the fourth day Holofernes hosted a party for his closest attendants and didn’t send an invitation to anyone besides them.