5. Then Holofernes' personal servants led Judith to a tent. She slept there until the time of the morning watch just before dawn, when she got up
6. and sent a message to Holofernes requesting permission to go out into the valley to pray.
7. Holofernes ordered his guards to let Judith leave the camp. So for three days Judith lived in the camp, and each night she would go out to the valley near Bethulia and bathe at the spring.
8. After she had bathed, she would pray to the Lord God to guide her in her plan to bring victory to Israel.
9. Then she would return to the camp ritually pure and remain in her tent until after the evening meal.
10. On the fourth day of Judith's stay in the camp, Holofernes gave a banquet for his highest-ranking officers, but he did not invite any of the officers who were on duty.