George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Cometh. Greek adds, “and the man who went with him.””
The interpretation timeline
Tob 11:6
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 11:6 · Douay-Rheims
“And while she watched his coming from that place, she saw him afar off, and presently perceived it was her son coming: and returning she told her husband, saying: Behold thy son cometh.”
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.