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14 But when by the wit, or listening, of his ears he perceived not any stirring of (or by) Holofernes lying there, he came nigh and nighed (or approached) to the curtain, and he drew it up, or he raised it, and he saw the dead body of Holofernes without (his) head, defouled in his (own) blood, and lying upon the earth (or the ground), and he cried (out) with (a) great (or with a loud) voice with weeping, and rent his clothes. [But when no moving of him lying with the wit of ears perceived, he went to nighing (or approaching) to the curtain, and rearing it, and seeing the carrion of Holofernes without (a) head to lie rotting in his blood upon the earth, cried out with a great voice with weeping, and cut his clothes.]

15 And Bagoas entered into the tabernacle of Judith, and found not her [or (and) found her not], and anon (or at once) he went out to the people,

16 and said, An Hebrew woman hath made confusion in the house of king Nebuchadnezzar; for lo! Holofernes lieth in the earth (or on the ground), and his head is not with him.

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