George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Meats, such as had been immolated to idols, (Menochius) or were forbidden to the Jews. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 1:12
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 1:12 · Douay-Rheims
“(When all ate of the meats of the Gentiles) he kept his soul and never was defiled with their meats.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.