George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Kid, which had not left off sucking. Greek adds, that this was given besides the usual wages. (Menochius)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 2:20
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 2:20 · Douay-Rheims
“Whereby it came to pass, that she received a young kid, and brought it home:”
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.