Judith — Chapter 8
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 5
In three special obseruances this holie widow led a most religious life: In much priuate prayers.
Verse 6
In wearing haire-cloth and in much fasting: as it were a perpetual lent, al daies but Sabbaths & feasts excepted.
Verse 25
S. Paul 1.Cor.10.v.10. alleadging that happened to the people of Israel in the desert, addeth this word destroyer, which is only in this place, and not Num. 11. nor 14. nor els in the old Testament: which is an other argument that this booke is Canonical.
Verse 29
Some thinke Abra was a proper name, but whether it was or no, it signifieth an handmaide of more honour, as we speake: A maide of honour.