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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.]

11 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her fairness made his soul captive; with a sword she cut off his neck. [Her gay shoes ravished his eyes, her fairness made his life captive; she gird off with a sword his neck.]

12 Men of Persia had hideousness of (or at) her steadfastness, and men of Media of (or at) her hardiness. [The Persians dreaded her steadfastness, and Medes her hardiness.]

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