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Tobit 5:9 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" So he called him, and he came in, and they saluted one another. "
Tobit 5:9
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7 Tobias said to him, “Wait for me, and I will tell my father.”
8 He said to him, “Go, and don’t wait. And he went in and said to his father, “Behold, I have found someone who will go with me.” But he said, “Call him to me, that I may know of what tribe he is, and whether he be a trustworthy man to go with you.”
9 So he called him, and he came in, and they saluted one another.
10 And Tobit said to him, “Brother, of what tribe and of what family are you? Tell me.”
11 He said to him, “Do you seek a tribe and a family, or a hired man which will go with your son?” And Tobit said to him, “I want to know, brother, your kindred and your name.”
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Tobit 5:1
"Then Tobias answered and said to him, “Father, I will do all things, whatever you have commanded me."
Tobit 5:2
"But how could I receive the money, since I don’t know him?”"
Tobit 5:3
"He gave him the handwriting, and said to him, “Seek a man who will go with you, and I will give him wages, while I still live; and go and receive the money.”"
Tobit 5:4
"He went to seek a man, and found Raphael who was an angel;"
Tobit 5:5
"and he didn’t know it. He said to him, “Can I go with you to Rages of Media? Do you know those places well?”"
Tobit 5:6
"The angel said to him, “I will go with you. I know the way well. I have lodged with our brother Gabael.”"
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