George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Israel. This is not in Greek, &c. But the old Vulgate has, “Raphael answered, of the children of Israel, thy brethren, I am come hither for work,” (Haydock) or employment. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Tob 5:7
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Tob 5:7 · Douay-Rheims
“But he answered: Of the children of Israel. And Tobias said to him: Knowest thou the way that leadeth to the country of the Medes?”
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.