George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“And. Greek, “Take now in thy hand the gall of the fish. And they went on. And the dog followed close up to them; (Haydock; Syriac, “ran before them.” Calmet) and Anna.””
The interpretation timeline
Tob 11:4
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 11:4 · Douay-Rheims
“And as this their going pleased him, Raphael said to Tobias: Take with thee of the gall of the fish, for it will be necessary. So Tobias took some of that gall and departed.”
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.