3 Holofernes replied, “But what if you run out of your food supply? There aren't any of your people in this camp, and we won't be able to get you more food.”
4 Judith answered, “Sir, as surely as you live, I have plenty of food to last until the Lord has finished using me to do what he has planned.”
5 After that, Holofernes' servants took Judith to her tent, where she went to sleep. Then just before dawn, she got up
6 and sent a message to Holofernes, asking if she could go into the valley to pray.
7 Holofernes ordered his guards to let Judith leave the camp.The same thing happened for the next three days: Judith went into the valley near Bethulia each night and washed herself in the spring water.
8 After bathing, she prayed to the Lord God of Israel and asked him to show her the best way to rescue the Israelites.
9 Judith then returned to her tent, completely clean, and stayed there until it was time for her evening meal.