Tobit 4:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

and he said to himself, “Now that I have asked for death, why do I not call my son Tobias and explain to him about this money before I die?”

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He said to himself, I have asked for death; I should call my son Tobias and tell him about the money before I die.

And he said to him: "My son, hear the words of my mouth, and set them, like a foundation, in your heart.

And said to him: Hear, my son, the words of my mouth, and lay them as a foundation in thy heart.

He thought to himself, “Now that I have asked God to let me die, I should call my son Tobias and tell him about the money.”

and he said to himself, I have asked for death; why do I not call my son Tobias, that I may explain to him about the money before I die?

I said to myself, “Since I have prayed that I will die soon, I had better call in my son Tobias and explain to him about the silver coins.”