Tobit 11

1He traveled until they approached Nineveh. Here Raphael said to Tobias,

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2'My brother, are you not aware of how you left your father?

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3Let us run ahead of your wife and prepare the house.

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4Take the gall of the fish in your hand.' So they proceeded, and the dog followed behind them.

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5Meanwhile Anna sat gazing upon the road for her boy.

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6She perceived that he was coming and said to the father, 'Behold, your son is coming, and the man traveling with him!'

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7Raphael said, 'I know that the eyes of your father will open.

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8Rub the gall on his eyes. When the eyes sting, he will rub them and cause the white film to fall away. He will then see you.'

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9Then Anna ran up to her son and fell upon his neck and said to him, 'I have seen you, my child. From this day, I am now ready to die!' So they both wept.

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10Then Tobit came out of the door. He stumbled, but his son ran up to him.

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11He took hold of his father and dabbed the gall on the eyes of his father, saying, 'Father, take courage!'

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12Then as his eyes stung, he rubbed them, and the white films peeled off from the corners of his eyes.

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13When he saw his son, he fell upon his neck, weeping, and said,

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14'Blessed are You, O God, and blessed is Your name unto the ages. Blessed are all Your holy angels, for You scourged me but had mercy on me. Behold, I see Tobias my son.'

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15His son went in rejoicing and told his father the great things that had happened to him in Media.

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16Then Tobit rejoiced and blessed God as he went to meet his daughter-in-law at the gate of Nineveh. But those who saw him as he walked along were amazed that he could see. Tobit gave thanks before them, because God had mercy on him.

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17Then as Tobit drew near to meet Sarah, his daughter-in-law, he blessed her, saying, 'May you be in good health, my daughter! Blessed is God who brought you to us, and blessed are your father and your mother.'

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18So there was rejoicing among all his brethren in Nineveh.

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19Even Ahikar and his nephew Nadab came, for the wedding feast for Tobias was kept with gladness for seven days.

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