4 And all went away from her presence, and none was left in the bedchamber, neither small nor great. And Judith, standing by his bed, said in her heart, O Lord God of all power, look in this hour upon the works of my hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem.
5 For now is the time to help your inheritance, and to do the thing that I have purposed to the destruction of the enemies which are risen up against us.
6 And she came to the rail of the bed, which was at Holofernes’ head, and took down his scimitar from thence;
7 And she drew near to the bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said, Strengthen me, O Lord God of Israel, this day.
8 And she struck twice upon his neck with all her might, and took away his head from him,
9 and tumbled his body down from the bed, and took down the canopy from the pillars; and after a little while she went forth, and gave Holofernes’ head to her maid;
10 and she put it in her bag of food: and they twain went forth together to prayer, according to their custom: and they passed through the camp, and compassed that valley, and went up to the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof.