George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Seed. Hence it appears that Tobias did not speak of an approaching event, (Calmet) or at least he wished that his posterity might be set free.”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 13:20
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 13:20 · Douay-Rheims
“Happy shall I be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the glory of Jerusalem.”
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.