Judith 6:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So having taken shelter below the hill, they bound Achior and left him lying at the foot of the hill and returned to their master. More versionsCommon English Bible By finding shelter below the hill, the Assyrians tied up Achior and left him at the bottom of the hill, and then returned to their master. Catholic Public Domain Version and how Holofernes himself, being angry, had ordered him to be handed over to the Israelites, for this reason: so that when he would prevail over the sons of Israel, then he would also command Achior himself to be executed by diverse torments, because he had said that the God of heaven is their defender. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And how Holofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be delivered for this cause to the Israelites: that when he should overcome the children of Israel, then he might command Achior also himself to be put to death by diverse torments, for having said: The God of heaven is their defender. Good News Translation (US Version) The Assyrians were forced to take cover along the mountainside, where they tied Achior up and left him lying at the foot of the mountain. Then they returned to Holofernes. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They took cover under the hill, bound Achior, cast him down, left him at the foot of the hill, and went away to their lord. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition The Assyrians had to hide among the foothills around Bethulia, and so they tied up Achior and left him at the bottom of the hill. Then they returned to their camp. |