Tobit 5:10-12

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¹⁰ Then Tobias went out and called him and said, “Young man, my father is calling for you.” So he went in to him, and Tobit greeted him first. He replied, “Many greetings to you!” But Tobit retorted, “What is left for me to greet any more? I am a man without eyesight; I cannot see the light of heaven, but I lie in darkness like the dead who no longer see the light. Although still alive, I am among the dead. I hear people’s voices, but I cannot see them.” But the young man^[a] said, “Take courage; the time is near for God to heal you; take courage.” Then Tobit said to him, “My son Tobias wishes to go to Media. Can you accompany him and guide him? I will pay your wages, brother.” He answered, “I can go with him, and I know all the roads. I have often gone to Media, have crossed all its plains, and am familiar with its mountains and all of its roads.”

¹¹ Then Tobit^[b] said to him, “Brother, of what family are you and from what tribe? Tell me, brother.” ¹² He replied, “Why do you need to know my tribe and lineage? Are you seeking an employee or a tribe and lineage?”^[c] But Tobit^[d] said, “I want to be sure, brother, whose son you are and what your name is.”