Helpful Saints Corpus Reader
Judith
Chapter 10
Reading display
Text size, spacing, and the sepia or night theme stay on this browser when storage is available.
Resume in the Library keeps only your last public work, edition and passage on this browser.
Saved Places
Saved only on this browser. Places do not synchronize between devices. Only work, edition and passage identifiers are kept; passage text is not stored.
Remove all Saved Places from this browser? Resume reading and display preferences will stay.
Judith 10:1
Now after that she had ceased to cry unto the God of Israel, and had made an end of all these words.
Study this passage
Judith 10:2
She rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house in the which she abode in the sabbath days, and in her feast days,
Study this passage
Judith 10:3
And pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body all over with water, and anointed herself with precious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the life of Manasses her husband.
Study this passage
Judith 10:4
And she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her bracelets, and her chains, and her rings, and her earrings, and all her ornaments, and decked herself bravely, to allure the eyes of all men that should see her.
Study this passage
Judith 10:5
Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parched corn, and lumps of figs, and with fine bread; so she folded all these things together, and laid them upon her.
Study this passage
Judith 10:6
Thus they went forth to the gate of the city of Bethulia, and found standing there Ozias and the ancients of the city, Chabris and Charmis.
Study this passage
Judith 10:7
And when they saw her, that her countenance was altered, and her apparel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her.
Study this passage
Judith 10:8
The God, the God of our fathers give thee favour, and accomplish thine enterprizes to the glory of the children of Israel, and to the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then they worshipped God.
Study this passage
Judith 10:9
And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye have spoken with me. So they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken.
Study this passage
Judith 10:10
And when they had done so, Judith went out, she, and her maid with her; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more.
Study this passage
Judith 10:11
Thus they went straight forth in the valley: and the first watch of the Assyrians met her,
Study this passage
Judith 10:12
And took her, and asked her, Of what people art thou? and whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrews, and am fled from them: for they shall be given you to be consumed:
Study this passage
Judith 10:13
And I am coming before Holofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth; and I will shew him a way, whereby he shall go, and win all the hill country, without losing the body or life of any one of his men.
Study this passage
Judith 10:14
Now when the men heard her words, and beheld her countenance, they wondered greatly at her beauty, and said unto her,
Study this passage
Judith 10:15
Thou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come down to the presence of our lord: now therefore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands.
Study this passage
Judith 10:16
And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shew unto him according to thy word; and he will entreat thee well.
Study this passage
Judith 10:17
Then they chose out of them an hundred men to accompany her and her maid; and they brought her to the tent of Holofernes.
Study this passage
Judith 10:18
Then was there a concourse throughout all the camp: for her coming was noised among the tents, and they came about her, as she stood without the tent of Holofernes, till they told him of her.
Study this passage
Judith 10:19
And they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbour, Who would despise this people, that have among them such women? surely it is not good that one man of them be left who being let go might deceive the whole earth.
Study this passage
Judith 10:20
And they that lay near Holofernes went out, and all his servants and they brought her into the tent.
Study this passage
Judith 10:21
Now Holofernes rested upon his bed under a canopy, which was woven with purple, and gold, and emeralds, and precious stones.
Study this passage
Judith 10:22
So they shewed him of her; and he came out before his tent with silver lamps going before him.
Study this passage
Judith 10:23
And when Judith was come before him and his servants they all marvelled at the beauty of her countenance; and she fell down upon her face, and did reverence unto him: and his servants took her up.
Study this passage
Chapter 10 · All reading sections
Choose an edition
About this edition
KJV with Apocrypha
Unverified edition
Reading language: English · Original language (catalog): Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek
Completeness: not verified. Available reading sections are listed below.
Available body coverage · English
16 chapter/reading unit(s) · 339 nonempty passage record(s).
Supported chapters & passages
- Chapter 1 · 16 passage record(s)
- Chapter 2 · 28 passage record(s)
- Chapter 3 · 10 passage record(s)
- Chapter 4 · 15 passage record(s)
- Chapter 5 · 24 passage record(s)
- Chapter 6 · 21 passage record(s)
- Chapter 7 · 32 passage record(s)
- Chapter 8 · 36 passage record(s)
- Chapter 9 · 14 passage record(s)
- Chapter 10 · 23 passage record(s)
- Chapter 11 · 23 passage record(s)
- Chapter 12 · 20 passage record(s)
- Chapter 13 · 20 passage record(s)
- Chapter 14 · 19 passage record(s)
- Chapter 15 · 13 passage record(s)
- Chapter 16 · 25 passage record(s)
Body coverage is separate from textual verification. Counts do not establish complete chapters or textual completeness.
Evidence Intelligence
Know what kind of evidence you are looking at.
Helpful Saints keeps direct biblical text, language evidence, ancient witnesses, historical context, research models, and open questions visibly distinct.Direct Biblical Text
The explicit wording and literary context of canonical Scripture.
Original-Language Evidence
Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, morphology, lemmas, semantic range, and textual comparison.
Ancient Witness
Septuagint, Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient Jewish literature, and early Christian writings—clearly classified.
Historical Context
Geography, material culture, chronology ranges, institutions, customs, and reception history.
Research Model
A configured chronology, theological synthesis, typological pattern, or proposed relationship.
Open Question
Evidence is incomplete, debated, or insufficient for a settled conclusion.