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.
10 On Judith's fourth day in the Assyrian camp, Holofernes held a banquet for only his personal servants—none of his military officers were invited.
11 Bagoas was the servant in charge of his personal business, and Holofernes said to him, “Since you are the one taking care of the Hebrew woman, I want you to talk her into coming to the banquet, so she can eat and drink with us.