Judith 7:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹ Therefore, my lord, do not employ a regular formation to attack them, and in this way not a single one of your troops will be lost.

¹² “Remain in your camp, and keep all your troops there with you. Station some of your soldiers to maintain control of the spring flowing from the base of the mountain, ¹³ since that is where all the people of Bethulia obtain their water. When they start dying of thirst, they will surrender their town. Meanwhile, we and our troops will ascend to the summits of the nearby mountains and set up camp there to ensure that not a single person will escape from that town.