For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
since all the people of Bethulia draw their water from there; thirst will destroy them, and they will surrender their city. Meanwhile we and our forces will climb the nearby hilltops and camp there to make sure no one leaves the city.
