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The Book of Tobit (Tobias)

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- Chapter 7 -

They are kindly entertained by Raguel. Tobias demands Sara to wife.

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And they went in to Raguel, and Raguel received them with joy.
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And Raguel looking upon Tobias, said to Anna his wife: How like is this young man to my cousin?
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And when he had spoken these words, he said: Whence are ye young men our brethren?
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But they said: We are of the tribe of Nephtali, of the captiveof Ninive.
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And Raguel said to them: Do you know Tobias my brother? And they said: We know him.
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And when he was speaking many good things of him, the angel said to Raguel: Tobias concerning whom thou inquirest is this young man’s father.
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And Raguel went to him, and kissed him with tears, and weeping upon his neck, said: A blessing be upon thee, my son, because thou art the son of a good and most virtuous man.
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And Anna his wife, and Sara their daughter wept.
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And after they had spoken, Raguel commanded a sheep to be killed, and a feast to be prepared. And when he desired them to sit down to dinner,
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Tobias said: I will not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou first grant me my petition, and promise to give me Sara thy daughter.
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Now when Raguel heard this he was afraid, knowing what had happened to those seven husbands, that went in unto her: and he began to fear lest it might happen to him also in like manner: and as he was in suspense, and gave no answer to his petition,
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The angel said to him: Be not afraid to give her to this man, for to him who feareth God is thy daughter due to be his wife: therefore another could not have her.
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Then Raguel said: I doubt not but God hath regarded my prayers and tears in his sight.
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And I believe he hath therefore made you come to me, that this maid might be married to one of her own kindred, according to the law of Moses: and now doubt not but I will give her to thee.
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And taking the right hand of his daughter, he gave it into the right hand of Tobias, saying: The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob be with you, and may he join you together, and fulfill his blessing in you.
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And taking paper they made a writing of the marriage.
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And afterwards they made merry, blessing God.
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And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her prepare another chamber.
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And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept.
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And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone.

They are kindly entertained by Raguel. Tobias demands Sara to wife.

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They came to Ecbatana, and arrived at the house of Raguel. But Sarah met them; and she greeted them, and they her. Then she brought them into the house.
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Raguel said to Edna his wife, “This young man really resembles Tobit my cousin!”
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And Raguel asked them, “Where are you two from, kindred?” They said to him, “We are of the sons of Naphtali, who are captives in Nineveh.”
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He said to them, “Do you know Tobit our brother?” They said, “We know him.” Then he said to them, “Is he in good health?”
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They said, “He is both alive, and in good health.” Tobias said, “He is my father.”
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And Raguel sprang up, and kissed him, wept,
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blessed him, and said to him, “You are the son of an honest and good man.” When he had heard that Tobit had lost his sight, he was grieved, and wept;
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and Edna his wife and Sarah his daughter wept. They received them gladly; and they killed a ram of the flock, and served them meat. But Tobias said to Raphael, “Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which you talked about in the way, and let the matter be finished.”
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So he communicated the thing to Raguel. Raguel said to Tobias, “Eat, drink, and make merry:
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for it belongs to you to take my child. However I will tell you the truth.
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I have given my child to seven men of our relatives, and whenever they came in to her, they died in the night. But for the present be merry.” And Tobias said, “I will taste nothing here, until you all make a covenant and enter into that covenant with me.”
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Raguel said, “Take her to yourself from now on according to custom. You are her relative, and she is yours. The merciful God will give all good success to you.”
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And he called his daughter Sarah, and took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife of Tobias, and said, “Behold, take her to yourself after the law of Moses, and lead her away to your father.” And he blessed them.
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He called Edna his wife, then took a book, wrote a contract, and sealed it.
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Then they began to eat.
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And Raguel called his wife Edna, and said to her, “Sister, prepare the other chamber, and bring her in there.” She did as he asked her, and brought her in there. She wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said to her, “Be comforted, my child. May the Lord of heaven and earth give you favor(a) for this your sorrow. Be comforted, my daughter.”

Footnotes

(a)7:18 Many ancient authorities read joy.