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Tobit 11:1-7 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

1. And as they were returning, they came through to Haran, which is in the middle of the journey, opposite Nineveh, on the eleventh day.

2. And the Angel said: "Brother Tobias, you know how you left behind your father.

3. And so, if it pleases you, let us go on ahead, and let the family follow after us with a slower step, together with your bride, and with the animals."

4. And since it pleased him to go on in this way, Raphael said to Tobias, "Take with you from the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary." And so, Tobias took from its gall, and he went ahead.

5. But Anna sat beside the way every day, on the top of a hill, from where she would be able to see for a long distance.

6. And while she was watching for his arrival from that place, she looked far off, and soon she realized that her son was approaching. And running, she reported it to her husband, saying: "Behold, your son arrives."

7. And Raphael said to Tobias: "As soon as you enter into your house, immediately adore the Lord your God. And, giving thanks to him, approach your father, and kiss him.

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