The interpretation timeline

Tob 11:3

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Tob 11:3 · Douay-Rheims
“If it please thee therefore, let us go before, and let the family follow softly after us, together with thy wife, and with the beasts.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“If. Greek, “Let us go quickly before thy wife, and prepare the house.” (Haydock) — This would be necessary, for the reception of so many goods, as well as to relieve the anxiety (Calmet) of the aged parents, and prevent surprise.”
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.