20 The bodyguards and servants with General Holofernes came out of his tent and led Judith inside.
21 Holofernes was lying on his bed under a mosquito net made of purple thread and decorated with gold and emeralds and other precious stones.
22 When Holofernes was told that Judith was there, he walked out to the front part of his tent, with servants carrying silver lamps in front of him.
23 As Judith came forward to meet Holofernes, he and his servants could hardly believe she was so beautiful. Judith bowed low to the ground to honor him, but his servants helped her to her feet.