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Tobit 8:12
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CEB
and said, “Send one of the female servants in to see if he’s alive. If he’s dead, let’s bury him so that no one knows what has happened.”
DRA
For he said: Lest perhaps it may have happened to him, in like manner as it did to the other seven husbands, that went in unto her.
GNT
Send one of the servant women to find out if Tobias is still alive. If he isn't, then we will bury him before anyone finds out.
NABRE
saying, “Send one of the maids in to see whether he is alive. If he has died, let us bury him without anyone knowing about it.”
NCB
saying, “Send one of the maids into the room to see whether Tobiah is still alive. If he should be dead, let us bury him so that no one will know anything about it.”
NRSVA
saying, ‘Send one of the maids and have her go in to see if he is alive. But if he is dead, let us bury him without anyone knowing it.’
NRSVACE
saying, ‘Send one of the maids and have her go in to see if he is alive. But if he is dead, let us bury him without anyone knowing it.’
NRSVCE
saying, “Send one of the maids and have her go in to see if he is alive. But if he is dead, let us bury him without anyone knowing it.”
NRSVUE
saying, “Send one of the female slaves and have her go in to see if he is alive. But if he is dead, let us bury him without anyone knowing it.”
RSV
and said to his wife Edna, “Send one of the maids to see whether he is alive; and if he is not, let us bury him without any one knowing about it.”
RSVCE
and said to his wife Edna, “Send one of the maids to see whether he is alive; and if he is not, let us bury him without any one knowing about it.”
WYC
For he dreaded, lest it had befallen in like manner to Tobias, that befelled also to the other seven men, that entered into wedlock to (or with) Sarah before.
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