George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“And I. The Greek, &c., take no notice of this, (Calmet) nor of the following verse. (Haydock) — The virtuous dispose of their temporal effects by will, &c. (Worthington)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 4:21
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 4:21 · Douay-Rheims
“I tell thee also, my son, that I lent ten talents of silver, while thou wast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the Medes, and I have a note of his hand with me:”
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.