and she arose when it was toward the morning watch. And she sent to Holofernes, saying, "Let my lord now command that your handmaid may go forth to prayer."
Then Holofernes commanded his guard not to prevent her; thus she resided in the camp for three days,
and went out in the night into the valley of Bethulia and washed herself in a spring of water by the camp. And when she came out, she beseeched the Lord God of Israel to direct her way in order to accomplish the raising up of the children of her people. So she came in clean and remained in the tent until she ate her meat in the evening.