The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Tobit 08
1 When they had finished their supper,
they brought Tobias in to her.
2 But as he went, he remembered the
words of Raphael, and took the ashes of
the incense, and putthe heart and the liver
of the fish on them, and made smoke with
them.
3 When the demon smelled that smell, it
fled into the uppermost parts of Egypt, and
the angel bound him.
4 But after they were both shut in together,
Tobias rose up from the bed, and
said, “Sister, arise, and let’s pray that the
Lord may have mercy on us.”
5 And Tobias began to say, “Blessed are
you, O God of our fathers, and blessed
is your holy and glorious name forever.
Let the heavens bless you, and all your
creatures.
6 You made Adam, and gave him Eve his
wife for a helper and support. From them
came the seed of men. You said, it is not
good that the man should be alone. Let’s
make him a helper like him.
7 And now, O Lord, I take not this my
sister for lust, but in truth. Command that
I may find mercy and grow old with her.”
8 She said with him, “Amen.” And they
both slept that night.
9 Raguel arose, and went and dug a
grave,
10 saying, “Lest he also should die.”
11 And Raguel came into his house,
12 and said to Edna his wife, “Send one of
the maidservants, and let them see if he is
alive. If not, we will bury him, and no man
will know it.”
13 So the maidservant opened the door,
and went in, and found them both sleeping,
14 and came out, and told them that he
was alive.
15 Then Raguel blessed God, saying,
“Blessed are you, O God, with all pure and
holy blessing! Let your saints bless you,
and all your creatures! Let all your angels
and your elect bless you forever!
16 Blessed are you, because you have
made me glad; and it has not happened to
me as I suspected; but you have dealt with
us according to your great mercy.
17 Blessed are you, because you have had
mercy on two that were the only begotten children
of their parents. Show them
mercy, O Lord. Fulfill their life in health
with gladness and mercy.
18 He commanded his servants to fill the
grave.
19 He kept the wedding feast for them
fourteen days.
20 Before the days of the wedding feast
werefinished, Raguel sware tohim,thathe
should not depart till the fourteen days of
the wedding feast were fulfilled;
21 and thatthen he should take half of his
goods, and go in safety to his father; and
the rest, said he, when my wife and I die.