Tobit 1:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁹ Then one of the Ninevites went and informed the king about me, that I was burying them, so I hid myself. But when I realized that the king knew about me and that I was being searched for to be put to death, I was afraid and ran away.

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Common English Bible

¹⁹ A native Ninevite went to the king and told him that I was the one burying the bodies. So I went into hiding. When I found out that I was being hunted down to be put to death, I fled from the city in fear.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Every day, Tobit traveled though all his own people, and he consoled them, and he distributed to each one as much as he could from his resources.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ Tobias daily went among all his kindred, and comforted them, and distributed to every one as he was able, out of his goods.

Good News Translation (US Version)

¹⁹ Then someone from Nineveh told the emperor that I was the one who had been burying his victims. As soon as I realized that the emperor knew all about me and that my life was in danger, I became frightened. So I ran away and hid.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

¹⁹ But one of the Ninevites went and showed to the king concerning me, how I buried them, and hid myself; and when I knew that I was sought for to be put to death, I withdrew myself for fear.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁹ Someone in Nineveh went to the king and told him that I had secretly buried the bodies. And when I found out that the king knew what I had done and wanted me hunted down and killed, I was afraid and ran away.

Tobit 1:19 Cross References