8. And when she had said this, she approached the pillar, which was at the head of the bed, and she released his blade, which was hanging tied to it.
9. And when she had unsheathed it, she grabbed him by the hair of his head, and she said, "Confirm me, O Lord God, in this hour."
10. And she struck him twice on his neck, and she cut off his head, and she took off his canopy from the pillars, and she rolled away the trunk of his body.
11. And after a little while, she went out, and she delivered the head of Holofernes to her handmaid, and she ordered her to put it in her bag.
12. And the two went out, according to their custom, as if to prayer, and they passed through the camp, and having circled around the valley, they came to the gate of the city.
13. And Judith, from a distance, spoke to the watchmen on the walls, "Open the gates, for God is with us, and he has acted with his power in Israel."