George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 12:5

“And when she was going in, she desired that she might have liberty to go out at night and before day to prayer, and to beseech the Lord.”

“And. Greek, “and she sent to Holofernes, saying: May my lord please to order that thy handmaid may go out to pray. And,” &c., ver. 6. (Haydock) — She had prepared him to grant this request before: but out of civility, and that he may have greater confidence in her, she asks again. The choice of a retired place for prayer is very commendable, but she made choice of the fields, that she might go out of the camp afterwards without being suspected. (Calmet)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.