George Leo Haydock, on Tob 10:9

“And Tobias said to him: I know that my father and mother now count the days, and their spirit is grievously afflicted within them.”

“Days . It would require 42, (Tirinus) or 38, (Torniel) or 34 days, (Salien; Menochius) to perform what is here recorded. (Haydock) — But it would be difficult to ascertain the precise time. To go from Ninive to Ecbatana would occupy eight or ten days. (Calmet) —If, therefore, the parents of Tobias expected that he would return in about 20 days, they might well wonder at the 14 days’ delay occasioned by the marriage. The distance might prevent him from giving notice of this event. Greek, “Dismiss me, because my, &c.,….no longer hope to see me again. But his father-in-law replied, Stop with me,” &c., ver. 8. (Haydock)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.